γ-Aminobutyric acid and glycine in the baboon cochlear nuclei: An immunocytochemical colocalization study with reference to interspecies differences in inhibitory systems

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 369, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 497-519

  Moore, Jean K ^a   Osen, Kirsten K ^b   Storm Mathisen, Jon ^b   Ottersen, Ole Fetter ^b  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

amino acids; auditory pathways; neurotransmitters; phylogeny; primates

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029999784     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19960610)369:4<497::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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