title: Morphometric evaluation of the human cervical motoneurons.
abstract: Morphometric analysis of the human cervical large motoneurons in the anterior horn was performed in 7 male cadavers with the help of an image-analyzer and the use of a new tissue preparation method which minimizes shrinkage. This method makes it possible to precisely evaluate the size of cervical motoneurons at each level. Our study revealed a difference in number, average area and total area of the motoneurons between C1-C3 and C4-C7 levels. This results can be of importance in setting standard values for the understanding of morphological and functional correlations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000870:Anterior Horn Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D002452:Cell Count; D048429:Cell Size; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology*