Chronic nicotine treatment decreases neurofilament immunoreactivity in the rat ventral tegmental area

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 249-253

  Bunnemann, Bernd ^a   Terron, Andrea ^a   Zantedeschi, Valentina ^a   Merlo Pich, Emilio ^a   Chiamulera, Cristian ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Neurofilament; NF 160; NF 200; NF 68; Nicotine; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; MORPHINE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MICRODENSITOMETRY; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0034732101     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00104-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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