Quantification of neurons in the myenteric plexus: An evaluation of putative pan-neuronal markers

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Phillips, Robert J ^a   Hargrave, Sara L ^a   Rhodes, Brie S ^a   Zopf, David A ^a   Powley, Terry L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuprolinic Blue; Enteric nervous system; FluoroGold; Gastrointestinal; Hu Proteins; Protein gene product 9.5

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 0742289535     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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