Dendritic right/left asymmetries in the neurons of the human hippocampal formation: A quantitative Golgi study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 4 B, 2007, Pages 1105-1113

  Sá, Maria José ^a,b   Ruela, Carlos ^c   Madeira, Maria Dulce ^c  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brain asymmetries; Dendritic asymmetries; Hippocampal formation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; DENDRITE; DENTATE GYRUS; GOLGI COMPLEX; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 41549106172     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000700003     Document Type: Article

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