Catecholaminergic neurons in the rat intrinsic cardiac nervous system

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 593-598

  Slavíková, Jana ^a   Kuncová, Jitka ^a   Reischig, Josef ^a   Dvořáková, Magda ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dopamine hydroxylase; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase; Rat heart; Serotonin; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENALIN RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART NERVE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17344377711     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022837810357     Document Type: Article

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