Postnatal development and age-related changes in the distribution of nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive neurons in the visual system of rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Chung, Yoon Hee ^a   Joo, Kyeung Min ^a   Lee, Yun Jung ^a   Shin, Dong Hoon ^a   Cha, Choong Ik ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Lateral geniculate body; Nitric oxide synthase; Postnatal development; Rat; Superior colliculus; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENICULATE BODY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 1842814227     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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