Up-regulation of nitric oxide synthase and its mRNA in vagal motor nuclei following axotomy in rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 97-100

  Lin, Li Hsien ^a,b   Sandra, Alex ^a,b   Boutelle, Sandra ^a,b   Talman, William T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

immunostaining; in situ hybridization; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; nitric oxide; vagotomy

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGOTOMY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENERVATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0342601491     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13287-0     Document Type: Article

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