The puzzle of ploidy of Purkinje neurons

Cerebellum

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Monte, Ugo Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Humans; Mammals; Polyploidy; Purkinje neurons (cells)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CELL COUNT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; DENDRITIC SPINE; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FEULGEN STAINING; HUMAN; MICRODENSITOMETRY; NERVE GRAFT; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; REVIEW; TETRAPLOIDY;

EID: 33746354329     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14734220500435894     Document Type: Review

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