Ultrastructural evidence for diffuse transmission by monoamine and acetylcholine neurons of the central nervous system

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2000, Pages 27-47

  Descarries, Laurent ^a   Mechawar, Naguib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MONOAMINE;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0034588762     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)25005-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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