The distribution of acetylcholinesterase reactivity and substance P, serotonin and met-enkephalin immunoreactivity in the myelencephalon of normal chickens (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) and after debeaking

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-312

  Den Boer Visser, A M ^a   Dubbeldam, J L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Chicken; Immunohistochemistry; Neuropeptides; Nociception; Trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0000024356     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854297x00030     Document Type: Article

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