Somal and Dendritic Development of Human CA3 Pyramidal Neurons F rom Midgestation to Middle Childhood: A Quantitative Golgi Study

Anatomical Record

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-132

  Lu, Dahua ^a   He, Lixin ^a,b   Xiang, Wei ^a,c   Ai, Wei Min ^a,b   Cao, Ye ^a   Wang, Xiao Sheng ^a   Pan, Aihua ^a   Luo, Xue Gang ^a   Li, Zhiyuan ^a   Yan, Xiao Xin ^a  

^a Central South University   (China)

^b Changde Vocational Technical College   (China)

^c Xiangtan Vocational and Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

CA3 area; Development; Human hippocampus; Pyramidal neurons; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DENDRITIC CELL; DENDRITIC SPINE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNAPTOGENESIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CA3 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CHILD; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DENDRITES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GOLGI APPARATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 84871650684     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22616     Document Type: Article

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