Nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity distinguishes a sub-population of GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the ventrobasal complex of the cat

Brain Research

Volumn 728, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Meng, X W ^a   Ohara, P T ^a   Ralston III, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; GABA; Local circuit neuron; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030598066     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00403-9     Document Type: Article

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