Cell and neuron densities in the primary motor cortex of primates

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue FEBRUARY 2013, 2013, Pages

  Young, Nicole A ^a   Collins, Christine E ^a   Kaas, Jon H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow fractionator; Isotropic fractionator; M1; Movement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AOTUS NANCYMAE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAPLORHINI; MACACA NEMENSTRINA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO HAMADRYAS ANUBIS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PROSIMIAN GALAGOS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SQUIRREL MONKEY;

EID: 84873727728     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00030     Document Type: Article

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