Postnatal development of neuron number and connections in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hamster

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-213

  Müller, Celia ^a   Torrealba, Fernando ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Circadian; Neuronal death; Retinohypothalamic; Stereological; Suprachiasmatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EFFERENT NERVE; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OPTIC NERVE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SENSORY NERVE; STEREOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS; NEURONS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0344973657     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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