α(2A)-adrenergic receptors in the rat nucleus locus coeruleus: Subcellular localization in catecholaminergic dendrites, astrocytes, and presynaptic axon terminals

Brain Research

Volumn 795, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 157-169

  Lee, Amy ^a   Rosin, Diane L ^b   Van Bockstaele, Elisabeth J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(2A) Adrenergic receptor; Clonidine; Locus coeruleus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; PEROXIDASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PERIKARYON; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CATECHOLAMINES; CLONIDINE; DENDRITES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0032496432     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00266-2     Document Type: Article

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