GABAergic synaptic innervation of catecholaminergic neurons in the area postrema of the rat

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-52

  Guan, J L ^a   Wang, Q P ^a   Shioda, S ^a   Ochiai, H ^a   Nakai, Y ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Area postrema; Catecholamine neuron; Double; GABA neuron; Immunoelectron microscopy; Rat; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0029903437     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147827     Document Type: Article

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