The nucleus raphe magnus of the cat. I. Quantitative analysis of neurons.
According to the shape of the perikarya six different types of the neurons in the nucleus raphe magnus of the cat were classified: spherical, oval, fusiform, pyramidal, piriform and stellate. According to size small, medium, large and giant cells were described. The spherical neurons are small and the most uniform in the shape and the stellate perikarya are the most variable in the shape and size.
Malínská
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Department of Normal Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
Malínský
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000166:cytology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques