Degranulation, density, and distribution of mast cells in the rat thalamus: A light and electron microscopic study in basal conditions and after intracerebroventricular administration of nerve growth factor

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 424, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 651-669

  Florenzano, Fulvio ^a,b   Bentivoglio, Marina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complete serial reconstruction; Diencephalon; Histamine; Neurotrophins; Pinacyanol; Toluidine blue

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; HISTAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034605357     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000904)424:4<651::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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