Coexistence of NADPH-diaphorase and tyrosine hydroxylase in the mesencephalic catecholaminergic system of the Japanese quail

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-47

  Panzica, G G ^a   Garzino, A ^a   Ojeda, E Garcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Area ventralis tegmentalis; Avian brain; Dopamine; Locus coeruleus; Nitric oxide synthase; Noradrenaline; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL SUBPOPULATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030199769     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-0618(96)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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