Centrifugal Visual System of Crocodylus niloticus: A Hodological, Histochemical, and Immunocytochemical Study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 468, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-85

  Médina, Monique ^a,d   Repérant, Jacques ^a,b   Ward, Roger ^a,c   Miceli, Dom ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

ChAT; Crocodilian; NOS NADPHd; Retinopetal neurons; TH

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FAST BLUE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RHODAMINE; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINOPETAL NERVE CELL; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEGMENTUM; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FMRFAMIDE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NADP; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RETINA; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0346780706     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10959     Document Type: Article

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