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Sex differences and right-left asymmetries in rat hippocampal components
Murat C Rağbetli1, Atif Aydinlioğlu, Süleyman Kaplan
1Departments of Histology & Embryology and Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van, Turkey.
The International Journal of Neuroscience
|August 3, 2002
Abstract:
Previous reports have indicated morphologic hippocampal asymmetry in thickness in male and female rats. In the present study, the possible sex differences and right-left asymmetries in rat hippocampal components were investigated. Pyramidal cells in four hippocampal sectors on thionin-stained sections were counted and the thickness of the hippocampal components was measured on microslide-projected images. The present study showed significant sexual dimorphism in two hippocampi as well as asymmetry in male. These findings agree with those found in humans.