Calbindin-D28k is a more reliable marker of human Purkinje cells than standard Nissl stains: A stereological experiment

@article{Whitney2008CalbindinD28kIA,
  title={Calbindin-D28k is a more reliable marker of human Purkinje cells than standard Nissl stains: A stereological experiment},
  author={Elizabeth R. Whitney and Thomas L. Kemper and Douglas L. Rosene and Margaret L. Bauman and Gene J. Blatt},
  journal={Journal of Neuroscience Methods},
  year={2008},
  volume={168},
  pages={42-47}
}
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