Histological and immunocytochemical characterization of neurons located in the white matter of the spinal cord of the pigeon

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Necker, Reinhold ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory lobes; AMPA glutamate receptor (GluR); Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); Glutamatic acid decarboxylase (GAD); Lumbosacral spinal cord; Marginal nuclei; Neurofilaments (NF)

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; GLYCOGEN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GLIA CELL; GRAY MATTER; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROFILAMENT; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; COLUMBIDAE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 2342529829     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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