Developmental changes of NADPH-diaphorase positive structures in the isthmic nuclei of the chick

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 509-519

  Xiao, Quan ^b   Xu, Hong Yan ^b   Wang, Shu Rong ^b   Lazar G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Isthmic nuclei; Neuronal differentiation; Nitric oxide; Tectum opticum

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROPIL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; VISUAL CORTEX;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; MESENCEPHALON; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034124743     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050338     Document Type: Article

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