Glutamate immunoreactivity of insular cortex afferents to the nucleus tractus solitarius in the rat: A quantitative electron microscopic study

Neuroscience

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-87

  Torrealba, F ^a   Muller C ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Axon terminal; Cardiovascular; Glutamate; Insula; Solitarius

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INSULA; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0342313498     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00426-2     Document Type: Article

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