Estimation of neuronal numbers in rat hippocampus following neonatal amphetamine exposure: A stereology study

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 495-502

  Smith, Andrew M ^a   Pappalardo, Dana ^a   Chen, Wei Jung A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Brain growth spurt; Cell loss; Hippocampus; Stereology

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUP (RODENT); PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STEREOLOGY; STOMACH INTUBATION;

AGE FACTORS; AMPHETAMINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 53249129358     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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