Qualitative and quantitative aspects of the microanatomy of the African elephant cerebellar cortex

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-55

  Maseko, Busisiwe C ^a   Jacobs, Bob ^b   Spocter, Muhammad A ^a,c,d   Sherwood, Chet C ^d   Hof, Patrick R ^e   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Department of Psychology   (United States)

^c DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Cerebellar cortex; Cerebellum; Elephant; Mammalia; Proboscidae

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; ELEPHANT; HISTOLOGY; INTERNEURON; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CALBINDIN 2; CALBINDINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; DENDRITES; ELEPHANTS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; NEURONS; PARVALBUMINS;

ELEPHANTIDAE; EPICOCCUM; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84874290336     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345565     Document Type: Article

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