Immunolocalisation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase at the neuromuscular junction of MDX mice: A confocal microscopy study

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 663-671

  Pereira, Elaine Cristina L ^a   Neto, Humberto Santo ^a   Marques, Maria Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dystrophin; Sarcolemma; Schwann cells; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DYSTROPHIN; ISOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NERVE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOLEMMA; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SARCOLEMMA; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0034929797     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878201007853     Document Type: Article

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