A subpopulation of neurons in the rat rostral nucleus of the solitary tract that project to the parabrachial nucleus express glutamate-like immunoreactivity

Brain Research

Volumn 821, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Gill, Carrie F ^a   Madden, Jean M ^a   Roberts, Bryttnee P ^a   Evans, Laurence D ^a   King, Michael S ^a  

^a Unit 8264   (United States)

Author keywords

Double labeling; Fluorescent microsphere; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Projection neuron; Taste

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELL COUNT; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TASTE;

EID: 0033550905     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01270-0     Document Type: Article

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