Immunohistochemical localization of enkephalin in peripheral sensory axons in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Carlton, Susan M ^a   Coggeshall, Richard E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

endogenous analgesia; opiate; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DYNORPHINS; ENKEPHALINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 17044444543     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13304-8     Document Type: Article

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