Effect of pinealectomy on the morphology of the chick cervical spinal cord: A stereological and histopathological study

Brain Research

Volumn 1129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 166-173

  Turgut, Mehmet ^a   Turkkani Tunc, Ayten ^b   Aslan, Huseyin ^b   Yazici, Ayse Canan ^c   Kaplan, Suleyman ^d  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Avian; Melatonin; Neuron; Pinealectomy; Spinal cord; Stereology

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHICKEN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICKENS; DENERVATION; MELATONIN; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ORGANOGENESIS; PINEAL GLAND; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33845998866     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.10.029     Document Type: Article

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