Localization of the neuronal form of nitric oxide synthase (bNOS) in the diencephalon and pituitary gland of the catfish, Synodontis multipunctatus: An immunocytochemical study

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 278-283

  Jadhao, Arun G ^a   Malz, Cordula R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bNOS; Catfish; Immunocytochemistry; Nitric oxide; Pituitary gland; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

NEURAL CONSTITUTIVE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038277019     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00096-0     Document Type: Article

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