Co-localisation of nitric oxide synthase and endothelin in the rat supraoptic nucleus

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Mukherjee, Andrew B ^a   Loesch, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EPITOPE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPIL; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; ENDOTHELIN-1; EPITOPES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPIL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0036523141     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020950700078     Document Type: Article

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