AChE-rich magnopyramidal neurons have a left-right size asymmetry in Broca's area

Brain Research

Volumn 1026, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-316

  García, Ricardo R ^a   Montiel, Juan F ^a   Villalón, Aldo U ^a   Gatica, Mario A ^a   Aboitiz, Francisco ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase rich neuron; Broca's area; Histochemistry; Size asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; WORKING MEMORY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGED; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 5444268691     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.08.050     Document Type: Article

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