Neuron numbers in the sensory trigeminal nuclei of the rat: A GABA- and glycine-immunocytochemical and stereological analysis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 493, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 538-553

  Avendaño, Carlos ^a   Machin, Raquel ^a   Bermejo, Pedro E ^a   Lagares, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavalieri; Disector; Fractionator; Inhibitory interneurons; Postembedding; Somatosensory system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STAINING; STEREOMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI;

EID: 28844453489     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20778     Document Type: Article

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