Bismuth-induced neuronal cell death in rat dorsal root ganglion: A stereological study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-357

  Stoltenberg, Meredin ^a   Schiønning, Jørgen D ^a   West, Mark J ^a   Danscher, Gorm ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Heavy metals; Peripheral nervous system; Stereology

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH NITRATE; ANTACID AGENT; BISMUTH;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE ROOT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; STEREOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; VENTRAL ROOT; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTACIDS; BISMUTH; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0038777254     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-002-0650-5     Document Type: Article

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