Quantitative mapping analyzer for determining the distribution of neurochemicals in the human brain

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-173

  Sutoo, Den'Etsu ^a   Akiyama, Kayo ^a   Yabe, Kazunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Choline acetyltransferase; Cholinergic neuron; Fluorescence microphotometry system; Human brain mapping analyzer; Quantitative immunohistochemical distribution

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SLICE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BRAIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPUTERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSCIENCES; SOFTWARE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032441109     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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