Nitric oxide synthase-containing cells in the retina, pigmented epithelium, choroid, and sclera of the chick eye

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 405, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Fischer, Andy J ^a   Stell, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Efferent target cells; Immunocytochemistry; NADPH diaphorase; Neuronal NOS

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; QUISQUALIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXCITATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHOROID; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EYE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; SCLERA;

EID: 0033103441     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990301)405:1<1::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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