Quantification of neurons expressing androgen receptor and volume estimation of the basolateral nuclear group of the canine amygdaloid body

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-104

  Jacobs, C ^a   Van Den Broeck, W ^a   Simoens, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid body; Androgen receptor; CNPase; GFAP; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroglia; Physical disector; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ACCURACY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

2',3'-CYCLIC-NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DOGS; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 20444448593     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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