Estimation of Absolute Microglial Cell Numbers in Mouse Fascia Dentata Using Unbiased and Efficient Stereological Cell Counting Principles

GLIA

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-139

  Wirenfeldt, Martin ^a   Dalmau, Ishar ^a   Finsen, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dentate gyrus; Hippocampus; Mac 1; NDPase; Optical fractionator; Tomato lectin

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENTATE GYRUS; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DENTATE GYRUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROGLIA; STATISTICS;

EID: 0242322767     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.10277     Document Type: Article

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