Asymmetry of neuron numbers in the hippocampal formation of prenatally malnourished and normally nourished rats: A stereological investigation

Hippocampus

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 946-958

  Lister, James P ^a   Tonkiss, John ^a   Blatt, Gene J ^a   Kemper, Thomas L ^a   DeBassio, William A ^a   Galler, Janina R ^a   Rosene, Douglas L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1; Cerebral dominance; Hippocampus; Nutrition; Stereology; Subiculum

Indexed keywords

PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALNUTRITION; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; STEREOLOGY; SUBICULUM; THICKNESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33845247803     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: 10981063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20221     Document Type: Article

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