NOS-like immunoreactive neurons express GABA-like immunoreactivity in rabbit and rat retinae

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-113

  Oh, S J ^a   Kim, L B ^a   Lee, M Y ^a   Chun, M H ^a   Chung, J W ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GABA; Nitric oxide synthase; Rabbit; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ENZYME ANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL;

ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RABBITS; RATS; RETINA;

EID: 0031895185     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050383     Document Type: Article

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