Age and gender-related differences in mitral cells of olfactory bulb

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 669-673

  Sama ul Haq, ^a   Tahir, Mohammad ^a   Lone, Khalid P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Mitral cells; Olfactory bulb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL CELL; OLFACTORY BULB; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; OLFACTORY BULB; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 57549095944     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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