Immunocytochemistry of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the rat brain: A light and electron microscopical study using the tyramide signal amplification technique

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-429

  Stanarius, A ^a   Topel I ^a   Schulz, S ^a   Noack, H ^a   Wolf, G ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta; Brain; Cattle; Electron microscopy; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Immunocytochemistry; NADPH diaphorase; Rat; Tyramide signal amplification

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0342437100     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(97)80034-7     Document Type: Article

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