Subcellular localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the brain of a teleost; an immunoelectron and confocal microscopical study

Brain Research

Volumn 745, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-82

  Holmqvist, Bo ^a,b   Ekström, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Electron microscopy; Fish; Neuronal messenger; NO; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SALMON; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0031015127     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01128-6     Document Type: Article

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