Transient expression of nitric oxide synthase in the hypoglossal nucleus of the rat during early postnatal development

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-8

  Vazquez, Cristina ^a,b   Anesetti, Gabriel ^a,c   Martinez Palma, Laura ^a,c  

^a Dept Histol Embryol Fac M   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^c Veterinary Faculty   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Colocalization; Hypoglossal; Immunohistochemistry; Motoneuron; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase; Postnatal development; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032866342     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00686-2     Document Type: Article

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