Central amygdala in anuran amphibians: Neurochemical organization and connectivity

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 489, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-91

  Moreno, Nerea ^a   González, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autonomic system; Brain; Dextran amines; Evolution; Forebrain; Frog; Immunochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMINE; DEXTRAN AMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIBIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FOREBRAIN; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANURA; AXONAL TRANSPORT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RANIDAE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 21644470384     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20611     Document Type: Article

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