The subdivisions of the guinea pig vestibular complex revealed by acetylcholinesterase staining

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-81

  Ris, Laurence ^a   Saussez, Sven ^b   Gerrits, Nicolaas ^c   Godaux, Emile ^a   Pochet, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Guinea pig; Histochemistry; Vestibular nuclei

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COLORING AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OXAZINES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0033065367     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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