Principal neurons of the lumbar sympathetic ganglia increase in number with body size.

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Principal neurons of the lumbar sympathetic ganglia increase in number with body size.

The Journal of comparative neurology - 19 Jun 1995

St Wecker P G, Baek J K, Farel P B

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Neuron number appears to be matched to body size during early development by the modulation of the processes of proliferation and naturally occurring cell death. However, body size increases rapidly as the juvenile becomes an adult, long after these processes cease to operate. The present study s...

Topics

Animals
Body Constitution
Cell Count
Cell Differentiation
Cellular Senescence
Ganglia, Sympathetic
Horseradish Peroxidase
Lumbosacral Region
Phenotype
Rana catesbeiana
Reproducibility of Results

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