nNOS-containing neurons in the hypothalamus and medulla project to the RVLM

Brain Research

Volumn 1037, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Kantzides, Aristotle ^a   Badoer, Emilio ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MICROSPHERE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTOBARBITAL; RHODAMINE; TRACER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CELL LABELING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 14944364530     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.11.032     Document Type: Article

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