Sex differences in the stereological parameters of the hippocampal dentate gyrus of the guinea-pig before puberty

Neuroscience

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 375-387

  Severi, S ^a   Guidi, S ^a   Ciani, E ^a   Bartesaghi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Hippocampal formation; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 15744393227     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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