Immunocytochemical Evidence for Nitric Oxide- and Carbon Monoxide-Producing Neurons in the Stomatogastric Nervous System of the Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 467, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-306

  Christie, Andrew E ^a   Edwards, John M ^a   Cherny, Elena ^a   Clason, Todd A ^a   Graubard, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Gas transmitter; Heme oxygenase 2; Hormone; Nitric oxide synthase; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME OXYGENASE; HEME OXYGENASE 2; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GANGLION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPIL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH INNERVATION; STOMATOGASTRIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0242413938     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10926     Document Type: Article

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