Stereological estimate of the total number of neurons in spinal segment D9 of the red-eared turtle

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2431-2435

  Walløe, Solveig ^a   Nissen, Ulla Vig ^b   Berg, Rune W ^c   Hounsgaard, Jørn ^c   Pakkenberg, Bente ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STEREOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SPINAL CORD; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TURTLES;

EID: 79951848558     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3938-10.2011     Document Type: Article

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