Localisation of NADPH diaphorase activity and NOS immunoreactivity in astroglia in normal adult rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 714, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 135-144

  Gabbott, P L A ^a   Bacon, S J ^a  

^a OX1 3QT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constitutive NOS; GFAP; Nitric oxide; Weak aldehyde fixation

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029925625     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01509-4     Document Type: Article

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