The neurotoxic effect of iron on pyramidal cell - Number in rat hippocampus: A stereological study

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-159

  Bostanci, M Ömer ^a   Bagirici, Faruk ^a   Korkmaz, Adnan ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cell death; Hippocampus; Iron; Rat; Stereology

Indexed keywords

FERROUS CHLORIDE; IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; STEREOMETRY;

EID: 0038377931     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nrc.10070     Document Type: Article

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