Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase/nitric oxide synthase in the brain of the caecilian Dermophis mexicanus(Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Comparative aspects in amphibians

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 80-100

  González, Agustín ^a   Moreno, Nerea ^a   López, Jesús M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Caecilian; Immunohistochemistry; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMOPHIS MEXICANUS; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GLOMERULUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MESENCEPHALON; NADP; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIA; DERMOPHIS; DERMOPHIS MEXICANUS; GYMNOPHIONA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036419809     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065204     Document Type: Article

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