Structural asymmetry of the basal nucleus of Meynert in men and women

Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psihiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Amunts, V V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Morphometry; Neurohistology; Neurons; Nucleus of Meynert; Total and satellite glia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEYNERT BASAL NUCLEUS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745501039     PISSN: 19977298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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