Distribution and projections of nitric oxide synthase neurons in the rodent superior olivary complex

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 318-329

  Reuss, Stefan ^a,c   Riemann, Randolf ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Cochlea; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase; Review; Rodents; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; MAMMALS; NEURONS;

AUDITORY SYSTEMS; BRAINSTEM; COCHLEA; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NADPH-DIAPHORASE; NEURONAL STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASES; RODENT; SUPERIOR OLIVARY COMPLEX; SYNTHASES;

NITRIC OXIDE;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COCHLEA; CORTI ORGAN; EFFERENT NERVE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0034669842     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20001115)51:4<318::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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