Sexual dimorphism in number and proportion of neurons in the human median raphe nucleus

被引:16
作者
Cordero, ME
Valenzuela, CY
Torres, R [1 ]
Rodriguez, A
机构
[1] Univ Chile, Fac Med, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Santiago, Chile
[2] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Fac Med, Dept Psiquiatria, Santiago, Chile
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 2000年 / 124卷 / 1-2期
关键词
neural sex dimorphism; raphe nucleus; serotonergic system; Golgy-Cox study;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-3806(00)00104-8
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The number and proportion of neurons in the median raphe nuclei stained by the Golgy-Cox and Nissl methods was compared in males and females infants. When subjects are matched by age and cause of death the number and proportion of fusiform, ovoid and multipolar cells differs significantly between sexes at different ages. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:43 / 52
页数:10
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