Development of corticospinal tract fibers and their plasticity I: Quantitative analysis of the developing corticospinal tract in mice

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Uematsu, Junji ^a   Ono, Kyokazu ^a   Yamano, Tsunekazu ^a   Shimada, Morimi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon number; Cervical cord; Corticospinal tract; Morphometric study; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CONE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PLASTICITY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 85047670043     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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