A stereological estimation of total neuron number and volume of the hippocampus at one and seven day-old chicks

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-38

  Sahin, B ^a   Aslan, H ^a   Canan, S ^a   Kaplan, S ^a   Unal, B ^b   Odaci, E ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chick; Hippocampus; Neuron number; Optic fractionator; Stereology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0036655364     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nrc.10035     Document Type: Article

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