Morphometric evaluation of posterior funiculus nerve fibers in relation to aging

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Ayabe, Shin Ichi ^a,b   Goto, Noboru ^a   Atsumi, Takashi ^b   Goto, Jun ^a   Suzuki, Jun ^a,b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging process; Axon; Luxol fast blue periodic acid Schiff hematoxylin (LPH); Morphometry; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AXONS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 27144546756     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.82.35     Document Type: Article

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