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Since the function of neuronal structures everywhere depends in part on spatial, tridimensional features, most neuroanatomical projects have, to some degree, a quantitative dimension. The present note will, essentially, be based on the type of quantitative study consisting of a recording of the tridimensional characteristics of dendrites in Golgi-impregnated specimens. Some aspects of sampling and actual and potential use of data will be illustrated by considering branching pattern and surface morphology in relation to the environment of the dendrites, more specifically the cortical laminae in which they lie. Three different types of cell from the hippocampal region will be mentioned.
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Blackstad, T.W. (1985). Laminar Specificity of Dendritic Morphology: Examples from the Guinea Pig Hippocampal Region. In: Agnati, L.F., Fuxe, K. (eds) Quantitative Neuroanatomy in Transmitter Research. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series, vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2139-2_5
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