Development of nitric oxide neurons in the chick embryo retina

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-25

  Ríos, Hugo ^a   López Costa, Juan José ^a   Fosser, Nicolás S ^a   Brusco, Alicia ^a   Saavedra, Jorge Pecci ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amacrine neuron; NADPH diaphorase; Nitrergic network; Photoreceptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINA; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343384130     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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