Choline acetyltransferase detection in normal and denervated electrocyte from Electrophorus electricus (L.) using a confocal scanning optical microscopy analysis

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-340

  Nunes Tavares, Nilson ^b   Cunha E Silva, Narcisa Leal ^a   Hassón Voloch, Aída ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; Denervation; Electrocyte; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHORUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHORUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0034268893     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652000000300007     Document Type: Article

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