Number of axons in the right and left optic nerves of right-pawed and left-pawed rats: A stereologic study

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Yazici, Ahmet Taylan ^a   Malkoç, Ismail ^b   Altunkaynak, B Zuhal ^b   Erdoǧan, Ali Riza ^b   Aydin, M Dumlu ^b   Dane, Şenol ^b   Can, Serpil ^b   Gümüştekin, Kenan ^b   Ünal, Bünyamin ^b  

^a Beyoglu State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axons; Eye dominance; Optic nerve; Paw preference; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EYE DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 67849124042     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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