Catecholamines and indoleamines in the central nervous system of a urodele amphibian: A microdissection study with emphasis on the distribution of epinephrine

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 70-93

  Lowry, Christopher A ^a   Renner, Kenneth J ^b   Moore, Frank L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Catecholamines; Dopamine; Dorsomedial hypothalamus; Epinephrine; Indoleamines; Monoamines; Norepinephrine; Paraventricular organ; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TARICHA GRANULOSA; VERTEBRATA;

ADRENALIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; CATECHOLAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; SALAMANDER;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC AMINES; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATECHOLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EPINEPHRINE; MALE; NEURONS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 0030338162     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113187     Document Type: Article

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