Density, proportion, and dendritic coverage of retinal ganglion cells of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 915-924

  Gomes, F L ^a   Silveira, L C L ^a   Saito, C A ^a   Yamada, E S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Magnocellular pathway; New World primates; Parallel processing; Parvocellular pathway; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 21644478641     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000600014     Document Type: Article

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