Immunohistochemical detection of glutamate in rat vagal sensory neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 778, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 302-308

  Schaffar, Nicole ^a   Rao, Hongwei ^a   Kessler, Jean Pierre ^a   Jean, André ^a  

^a Lab Neurobiologie Neurophysiol F   (France)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Immunohistochemistry; Rat; Vagus nerve ganglion; Visceral sensory neuron

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; GELATIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPIL; NODOSE GANGLION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031578751     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01058-5     Document Type: Article

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