Presence of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of mouse and rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1059-1068

  Wang, H ^a   Morris, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian regulation; Immunocytochemistry; Light signal transmission; NADPH diaphorase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030271762     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00165-0     Document Type: Article

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