Cellular localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS-1) in the human and rat retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 416, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-275

  Neufeld, Arthur H ^a   Shareef, Shakeel ^a   Pena, Janethe ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Photoreceptor; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; PHOTORECEPTORS; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0033540263     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000110)416:2<269::AID-CNE11>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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