Acetylcholinesterase activity as a marker of maturation of the basolateral complex of the amygdaloid body in the rat

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 543-549

  Berdel, Bozena ^a   Moryś, Janusz ^a   Maciejewska, Beata ^a   Narkiewicz, Olgierd ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase activity; Amygdaloid body; Brain development; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; NEUROPIL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0030222014     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-5748(96)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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