NADPH-diaphorase activity in brain macrophages during postnatal development in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 287-293

  Bertini, G ^a   Savio, T ^b   Zaccheo, D ^b   Schmidt, H H H W ^c   Bentivoglio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glia; Naturally occurring cell death; Nitric oxide; Telencephalon; White matter

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 0029655233     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00366-Q     Document Type: Article

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