Study of the origins of melanin-concentrating hormone and neuropeptide EI immunoreactive projections to the periaquaductal gray matter

Brain Research

Volumn 755, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 255-271

  Elias, C F ^a   Bittencourt, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

lateral hypothalamic area; melanin concentrating hormone; neuropeptide EI; periaqueductal gray matter; retrograde tracers; true blue; zona incerta

Indexed keywords

MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOPHORES; NEUROPEPTIDES; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PITUITARY HORMONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030907234     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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