Specific localization of the guanosine triphosphate (GTP) cyclohydrolase I-immunoreactivity in the human brain

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 106, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 607-617

  Nagatsu, I ^a   Ikemoto, K ^a   Kitahama, K ^b   Nishimura, A ^c   Ichinose, H ^d   Nagatsu, T ^d  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic L amino acid decarboxylase; Brain; Colocalization; GTP cyclohydrolase I; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Tetrahydrobiopterin; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; CATECHOLAMINE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; LEVODOPA; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MONOAMINE NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ZONA INCERTA;

AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PONS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0032813867     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050183     Document Type: Article

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