Changes of NADPH-diaphorase activity in the lumbosacral intermediolateral neurons of the rat after pelvic axotomy

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Ando, Akiro ^a,b   Domoto, Tokio ^a,c   Tsumori, Toshiko ^a   Yasui, Yukihiko ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shimane Prefectural Shimane Women's College   (Japan)

^c Kagoshima Prefectural College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Fluorogold; Lumbosacral spinal cord; NADPH diaphorase; Parasympathetic preganglionic neurons; Rat

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PELVIC NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACRAL SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029922191     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02148-5     Document Type: Article

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