Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the goldfish retina

Brain Research

Volumn 743, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 353-356

  Villani, Luigi ^a   Guarnieri, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

goldfish; NADPH diaphorase; nitric oxide synthase; retina; ultrastructural localization

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; GOLDFISH; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 0030474173     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01103-1     Document Type: Article

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