An efficient method for estimating the total number of neurons in rat brain cortex.

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Published in J Neurosci Methods on February 01, 1990

Authors

L Korbo1, B Pakkenberg, O Ladefoged, H J Gundersen, P Arlien-Søborg, H Pakkenberg

Author Affiliations

1: Neurological Research Laboratory, University Hospital of Hvidovre, Denmark.

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