Phosphate-activated glutaminase immunoreactivity in brainstem respiratory neurons

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Pilowsky, Paul ^a,b   Sun, Qi Jian ^a   Llewellyn Smith, Ida ^a   Arnolda, Leonard ^a   Chalmers, John ^a   Minson, Jane ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Immunofluorescence; Intracellular recording; Neurobiotin

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER;

EID: 0030891709     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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