Distribution of Glutamine Synthetase in the Chick Forebrain: Implications for Passive Avoidance Memory Formation

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-152

  O'Dowd, B S ^a   Ng, K T ^b   Robinson, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chick; GABA; Glia; Glutamate; Immunolabelling

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; CRESYL VIOLET; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; GLIA; MALE; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHICKENS; COLORING AGENTS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROGLIA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OXAZINES; PROSENCEPHALON;

EID: 1842664446     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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