Neuronal and Glial Cell Number in the Hippocampus after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury: Analysis by Stereological Estimation

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 929-941

  Grady, M Sean ^a,d   Charleston, Jay S ^b   Maris, Don ^c   Witgen, Brent M ^a   Lifshitz, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Biogenetic Ventures   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavalieri; Fluid percussion; Hippocampus; Optical disector; Optical fractionator; Stereology; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; STEREOMETRY;

EID: 0142089193     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771503770195786     Document Type: Article

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