Cellular components of the human medial amygdaloid nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 589-611

  Dall'Oglio, Aline ^a   Xavier, Léder L ^b   Hilbig, Arlete ^c   Ferme, Denise ^c   Moreira, Jorge E ^d   Achaval, Matilde ^a   Rasia Filho, Alberto A ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amygdala cytology; Extended amygdala; GFAP; Golgi method; Stereology; Synapses; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; THIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMPONENT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE LENGTH; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLIA CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROANATOMY; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STEREOLOGY; SYNAPSE; TERMINAL AXON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYGDALA; ASTROCYTES; AXONS; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; COLORING AGENTS; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PHENOTHIAZINES; SILVER STAINING; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 84871404556     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23192     Document Type: Article

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