Globosa neurons: A distinct subgroup of noradrenergic neurons in the caudal pons of rats

Brain Research

Volumn 964, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 164-167

  McCulloch, Paul F ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A7; Catecholamine; Diving; Pontine tegmentum; Rat; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; MALE; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0037458493     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)04156-2     Document Type: Article

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