Changes in nitric oxide synthase-like immunoreactivities in unipolar brush cells in the rat cerebellar flocculus after unilateral labyrinthectomy

Brain Research

Volumn 765, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Kitahara, Tadashi ^a,b   Takeda, Noriaki ^a   Emson, Piers C ^c   Kubo, Takeshi ^a   Kiyama, Hiroshi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granule cell layer; Immunohistochemistry; N(w) Nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); 2 Phenyl 4,4,5,5 tetramethyl 1 oxyl 3 oxide (PTIO); Neural plasticity; Nystagmus; Vestibular compensation; Vestibulecerebellum

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABYRINTHECTOMY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; EAR, INNER; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMIDAZOLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0030869529     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00436-8     Document Type: Article

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