Neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive neurons in the mammalian retina

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-123

  Kim, In Beom ^a   Oh, Su Ja ^a   Chun, Myung Hoon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cat; Guinea pig; Human; Mouse; NADPH diaphorase; NNOS; Rabbit; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MAMMALS; NEURONS;

CAT; GUINEA PIGS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NADPH-DIAPHORASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASES; NNOS; RABBIT; RETINA;

NITRIC OXIDE;

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

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034661613     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20000715)50:2<112::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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