NADPH-diaphorase neurons contacting the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of rat brain

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-522

  Sancesario, Giuseppe ^a,c   Morello, Maria ^b   Massa, Roberto ^a   Fusco, Francesca R ^a   D'Angelo, Vincenza ^a   Bernardi, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebrospinal fluid; Ependyma; Interstitial neurons; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DENDRITE; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029866069     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199605000-00019     Document Type: Article

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