Effect of haloperidol on the numerical density of neurons and nuclear height in the rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Unal, B ^a   Ozbek M E ^a   Aydin, M D ^a   Aydin, N ^a   Bulucu, Z ^a   Vuraler, O ^a   Odaci, E ^b   Sahin, B ^b   Kaplan, S ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Haloperidol; Hippocampus; Neuron density; Nuclear height; Stereology

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; RESIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; STAINING; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 1542615626     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nrc.10100     Document Type: Article

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