Immunohistochemical localization of neurokinin-1 receptor in the lumbar spinal cord of young rats: Morphology and distribution

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-368

  Polgár, Erika ^a   Szücs, Péter ^a   Urbán, László ^b   Matesz, Klára ^a   Nagy, István ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Novatis Inst for Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; NK 1 receptor; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DENDRITE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTONEURON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 0033404762     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990229970410     Document Type: Article

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