NADPH diaphorase activity around the suprachiasmatic nucleus in rat brain

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-338

  Lupi, Daniela ^a   Debernardis, Domizia ^a   Vallerga, Silvana ^b   Morgan, Peter J ^c   Djamgoz, Mustafa B A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Rat (Sprague Dawley); Subparaventricular zone; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030071719     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050544     Document Type: Article

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