Responses of neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the brainstem to electroacupuncture Zusanli (ST 36) in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1037, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 70-77

  Ma, Sheng Xing ^a   Ma, Jun ^a   Moise, Georgette ^a   Li, Xi Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Gracile nucleus; Immunohistochemistry; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Rats

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MOLECULAR MARKER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRACILE NUCLEUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 14944352047     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.12.029     Document Type: Article

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