Induction of NADPH-diaphorase/nitric oxide synthase in the brainstem trigeminal system resulting from cerebellar lesions

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-71

  Saxon, Dale W ^a   Beitz, Alvin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

mossy fibers; precerebellar nuclei; trigeminal complex

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STILBAMIDINES; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 0029893862     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960715)371:1<41::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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