Projections from the anterior interposed nucleus to the red nucleus diminish with age in the mouse

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 438-441

  Olyntho Tokunaga, H H V ^a   Pinto, M L ^a   Souccar, C ^a   Schoorlemmer, G H M ^a   Lapa, R C R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; C57BL MOUSE; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RED NUCLEUS; SENSORY NERVE; STAINING;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; RED NUCLEUS; STAINING AND LABELING;

MUS;

EID: 56649089899     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2008.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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