Levels of monoamine and amino acid neurotransmitters in the developing male mouse hypothalamus and in histotypic hypothalamic cultures

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 403-412

  Miranda Contreras, L ^a   Mendoza Briceno R V ^a   Palacios Pru E L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Amino acid neurotransmitters; Hypothalamic neurogenesis; In vitro; Monoamines; Mouse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; MONOAMINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 0344813773     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(98)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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