Brain nitric oxide synthase expression in the developing ferret lateral geniculate nucleus: Analysis of time course, localization, and synaptic contacts

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 462, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 342-354

  McCauley, Anita K ^a   Carden, W Breckinridge ^a   Godwin, Dwayne W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Ferret; LGN; Retinogeniculate development; Ultrastructure; Visual system

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FERRET; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; TIME; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; FERRETS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENICULATE BODIES; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037635062     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10729     Document Type: Article

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