Three counting methods agree on cell and neuron number in chimpanzee primary visual cortex

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 8, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Miller, Daniel J ^a   Balaram, Pooja ^a   Young, Nicole A ^a   Kaas, Jon H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell density; Flow cytometry; Isotropic fractionator; Neuron number; Stereology

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNTING; CELL DENSITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHIMPANZEE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRIATE CORTEX;

EID: 84901304064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00036     Document Type: Article

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