Estimation of the total number of cholinergic neurons containing estrogen receptor-α in the rat basal forebrain

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 891-902

  Miettinen, Riitta A ^a   Kalesnykas, Giedrius ^a   Koivisto, Esa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cell counting; Choline actetyltransferase; Durcupan; Embedding; Resin; Stereology

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EPOXY RESIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; FOREBRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036064294     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000703     Document Type: Article

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