Immunohistochemistry and spinal projections of the reticular formation in the northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 404, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-407

  Adli, Durriyyah S H ^a   Stuesse, Sherry L ^b   Cruce, William L R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Enkephalin; Reticulospinal; Serotonin; Somatostatin; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RANA PIPIENS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RETICULAR FORMATION; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SPINAL CORD; STILBAMIDINES; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0033557351     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990215)404:3<387::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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