Evidence for increased nitric oxide production in the auditory brain stem of the aged dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus): An NADPH-diaphorase histochemical study

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-134

  Reuss, S ^a   Schaeffer, D F ^a   Laages, M H ^a   Riemann, R ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory brain stem; Cochlea; Hamster; Intermediolateral nucleus; NADPH diaphorase; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Phodopus sungorus; Spinal cord; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PHODOPUS; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 0033991090     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(99)00082-2     Document Type: Article

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