Morphology of Vasopressin and Oxytocin Neurones and Their Central and Vascular Projections

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 60, Issue C, 1983, Pages 101-114

  Sofroniew, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEUROPHYSIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NEURONS; NEUROPHYSINS; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0020997513     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)64378-2     Document Type: Article

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