Sex differences in the white matter and myelinated nerve fibers of Long-Evans rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1216, Issue , 2008, Pages 16-23

  Yang, Shu ^a   Li, Chen ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Wang, Weiwei ^a   Tang, Yong ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Myelinated nerve fiber; Rat; Sex difference; Stereology; White matter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; LONG EVANS CINNAMON RAT; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOLOGY; WHITE MATTER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LONG EVANS RAT; NERVE CELL; ORGAN SIZE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

RATTUS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 44649148319     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.03.052     Document Type: Article

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