Catecholamine degradation by monoamine oxidase in locus coeruleus neurons of the rat. An immunohistochemical study

Brain Research

Volumn 859, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 373-377

  Kishimoto, Yasuaki ^a   Geffard, Michel ^b   Arai, Ryohachi ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Locus coeruleus; Monoamine oxidase; Noradrenaline; Noradrenergic neuron; Pargyline

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PARGYLINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARGYLINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034708559     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02004-7     Document Type: Article

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