Deafferentation leads to a down-regulation of nitric oxide synthase in the rat visual system

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-64

  Zhang, Chenyang ^a   Granstrom, Lisa ^a   Wong Riley, Margaret T T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; Enucleation; Lateral geniculate nucleus; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0030582999     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12675-6     Document Type: Article

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