NADPH-diaphorase activity and vasopressin in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus following adrenalectomy

Neuropeptides

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 515-520

  Sanchez F ^a   Rubio, M ^a   Hernandez V ^a   Santos, M ^a   Carretero, J ^a   Vazquez R J ^a   Vazquez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030471333     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(96)90032-3     Document Type: Article

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