Neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the mouse vomeronasal organ during prenatal development

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 659-664

  Zancanaro, Carlo ^a   Merigo, Flavia ^a   Mucignat Caretta, Carla ^b   Cavaggioni, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Pheromone; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0036460394     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02113.x     Document Type: Article

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