Reproductive state changes NADPH-diaphorase staining in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of female rats

Brain Research

Volumn 739, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 339-342

  Woodside, B ^a   Amir, S ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

neuroendocrine function; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STAINING AND LABELING; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030580393     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01072-4     Document Type: Article

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