Dopamine and melanin-concentrating hormone neurons are distinct populations in the rat rostromedial zona incerta

Brain Research

Volumn 970, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Sita, Luciane V ^a   Elias, Carol F ^a   Bittencourt, Jackson C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A13; Catecholamine; Hypothalamus; Melanin concentrating hormone; Neuropeptide; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0037466473     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02345-X     Document Type: Article

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