Central GABAergic innervation of the mammalian pineal gland: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical investigation in rodent and nonrodent species

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 430, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-84

  Tonra, James R ^a   Reiseter, Brita S ^a   Kolbeck, Roland ^a   Nagashima, Kumiko ^a   Robertson, Robbie ^a   Keyt, Bruce ^a   Lindsay, Ronald M ^a  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Habenula; Postembedding method; Posterior commissure; Synapses

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMALS; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0035966643     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20010129)430:1<72::AID-CNE1015>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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