Neuron and glia numbers in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala from preweaning through old age in male and female rats: A stereological study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 512, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 717-725

  Rubinow, Marisa J ^a,c   Juraska, Janice M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aging; Basolateral amygdale; Development; Sex differences; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; LIFESPAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOLOGY; WEANING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GLIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG EVANS RAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 58549087392     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21924     Document Type: Article

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