Pheromone processing center in the protocerebrum of Bombyx mori revealed by nitric oxide-induced anti-cGMP immunocytochemistry

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 481, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 340-351

  Seki, Yoichi ^a   Aonuma, Hitoshi ^b   Kanzaki, Ryohei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antennal lobe; Glomerulus; Insect brain; Macroglomerular complex; NO; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CYCLIC GMP; DENDRITES; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRIC OXIDE; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PHEROMONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

EID: 12444309338     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20392     Document Type: Article

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