Histochemical evidence of the increased expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent diaphorase in neurons of the myenteric plexus after acute spinal cord injury in adult rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 185-188

  Guizar Sahagun, Gabriel ^a   García López, Patricia ^a   Espitia, A Laura ^a   Méndez, Sergio ^a   Castañeda Hernández, Gilberto ^b   Madrazo, Ignacio ^a   Franco Bourland, Rebecca E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Gut; Myenteric plexus; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0343157658     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)12469-1     Document Type: Article

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