Les cellules de Betz du cortex moteur primaire

<BODY> <CENTER><A TARGET="_top" HREF="/sentiers/edition/theses/catalogue.html"><IMG SRC="../../images/b_catalogue.gif" ALT="Retour au catalogue des thèses" Border="0" WIDTH="109" height="35"></A></CENTER> <BR><BR> <P><A TARGET="BodyFrame" HREF="these_front.html#i"><STRONG>Acknowledgements</STRONG></A></P> <P><A TARGET="BodyFrame" HREF="these_front.html#ii"><STRONG>Publication</STRONG></A></P> <P><A TARGET="BodyFrame" HREF="these_front.html#iii"><STRONG>Résumé</STRONG></A></P> <P><A TARGET="BodyFrame" HREF="these_front.html#iv"><STRONG>Avant-propos</STRONG></A></P> <HR NOSHADE> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#intro"><STRONG>Introduction</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.1"><STRONG>1. Materials and methods</STRONG></A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.1.1">1.1. Tissue acquisition and preparation</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.1.2">1.2. Stereologic analyses</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.1.3">1.3. Analysis of Betz cell distribution</A> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.2"><STRONG>2. Results</STRONG></A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.2.4">2.1. Histologic criteria</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.2.5">2.2. Stereologic assessment of cell numbers and volumes</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.2.6">2.3. Tessellation maps and coefficient of clustering</A> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3"><STRONG>3. Discussion</STRONG></A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.7">3.1. Overview of Quantitative Findings</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.8">3.2. Boundaries of Human Primary Motor Cortex</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.9">3.3. Characteristics of Betz Cells versus Layer V Pyramidal cells</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.10">3.4. Betz Cell Distribution Patterns and Functional Anatomy</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.11">3.5. Betz cells, neurodegenerative diseases, and normal brain aging</A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.11.1">3.5.1. The example of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and related diseases</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.11.2">3.5.2. Normal brain aging</A> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.12">3.6. The Betz cells as a marker of brain evolution among the primates</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3.13">3.7. Perspectives for the future</A> </LI> </UL> <HR NOSHADE> <P><A HREF="these_back.html#v"><STRONG>Literature cited</STRONG></A></P> </BODY>