A morphometric study of the amygdala in the commom shrew

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-396

  Równiak, Maciej ^a   Szteyn, Stanisław ^a   Robak, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

3 D reconstructions; Amygdala; Common shrew; Morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; INSECTIVORE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY TRACT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SHREWS;

EID: 10644255571     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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