Neurotensin receptors in the human amygdaloid complex. Topographical and quantitative autoradiographic study

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-217

  Lantos, Tibor Ágoston ^a,b   Palkovits, Miklós ^b   Rostène, William ^a   Bérod, Anne ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Human amygdala; Neurotensin binding sites; Receptor autoradiography

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; NEUROTENSIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROPIL; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030250304     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-0618(96)00162-7     Document Type: Article

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