Evidence for divergent projections to the brain noradrenergic system and the spinal parasympathetic system from Barrington's nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 732, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-15

  Valentino, Rita J ^a   Sheng, Chen ^a   Yan, Zhu ^a   Aston Jones, Gary ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterograde tracing; biocytin; corticotropin releasing hormone; locus coeruleus; retrograde tracing; sacral parasympathetic nucleus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030565549     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00482-9     Document Type: Article

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