Fractal analysis of pyramidal cells in the visual cortex of the galago (Otolemur garnetti): Regional variation in dendritic branching patterns between visual areas

Fractals

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Zietsch, Brendan ^a   Elston, Guy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortex; Dilation; Extrastriate; Morphology; Primate; Striate

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DENDRIMERS; FRACTALS; HEALTH CARE; MORPHOLOGY; OBJECT RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION;

CORTEX; DENDRITIC BRANCHING PATTERNS; DILATION; EXTRASTRIATE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; STRIATE; VISUAL CORTEX;

CELLS;

GALAGO; OTOLEMUR GARNETTII; PRIMATES; SIMIAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 21144442340     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X05002829     Document Type: Article

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