The distribution of cGMP in the adrenal gland in the rat, guinea pig and mouse after stimulation with sodium nitroprusside

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-406

  Holmberg, Kristina ^a   Steinbusch, Harry M W ^b   De Vente, Jan ^b   Hökfelt, Tomas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Adrenaline; Chromaffin cells; Ganglion neurons cells; Guinea pig; Mouse (C57BL); Nitric oxide; Noradrenaline; Preganglionic sympathetic fibers; Rat (Sprague Dawley)

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TARGET CELL;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITROPRUSSIDE; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031739025     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051190     Document Type: Article

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