A nitrergic projection from the superior olivary complex to the inferior colliculus of the rat

Hearing Research

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Schaeffer, David F ^a   Reuss, Martina H ^a   Riemann, Randolf ^a   Reuss, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide; Retrograde tracing

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; FLUOROGOLD; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CELL LABELING; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0141455390     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(03)00219-3     Document Type: Article

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