NFH-LacZ transgenic mice: Regional brain activity of cytochrome oxidase

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 521-530

  Strazielle, C ^a,b   Dubois, M ^a   Eyer, J ^c   Lalonde, R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cerebellum; Metabolic activity; Neurofilament; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RED NUCLEUS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036436293     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2002.7972     Document Type: Article

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