Total number: A brief review of its importance and its use in assessing cerebellar damage in the rat following early postnatal alcohol exposure

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-34

  Napper, Ruth M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cerebellar network; Cerebellum; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Total number

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444447383     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v19.p25-34     Document Type: Review

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