Immunocytochemical localization of the α3, α4, α5, α7, β2, β3 and β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the locus coeruleus of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 974, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 25-36

  Vincler, Michelle A ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical distribution; Central noradrenergic nucleus; Expression pattern; Pons

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PERFUSION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS COERULEUS; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0038665468     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02546-0     Document Type: Article

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