Ultrastructural view of central catecholaminergic transmission: Immunocytochemical localization of synthesizing enzymes, transporters and receptors

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 843-856

  Pickel, Virginia M ^a   Nirenberg, Melissa J ^a   Milner, Teresa A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030450510     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284846     Document Type: Review

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