Nitric oxide synthase-, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-, glutamate- and aspartate-immunoreactive neurons in the mouse arcuate nucleus: Effects of neonatal treatment with monosodium glutamate

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 572-582

  Xue, Y D ^a   Wong, P T H ^a   Leong, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Excitatory amino acids; Monosodium glutamate; N methyl D aspartate receptors; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ASPARTIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXAZINES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SODIUM GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0030772897     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050752     Document Type: Article

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