Immunohistochemical colocalization of GTP cyclohydrolase I in the nigrostriatal system with tyrosine hydroxylase

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-188

  Nagatsu, Ikuko ^a   Arai, Ryohachi ^a   Sakai, Masao ^a   Yamawaki, Yoko ^a   Takeuchi, Terumi ^a   Karasawa, Nobuyuki ^a   Nagatsu, Toshiharu ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic L amino acid decarboxylase; Colocalization; GTP cyclohydrolase I; Immunohistochemistry; Mouse; Nigrostriatal system; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0030996320     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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