Morphology and neurokinin 1 receptor expression of spinothalamic lamina I neurons in the rat spinal cord

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 491, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-68

  Yu, Xiao Hong ^a   Da Silva, Alfredo Ribeiro ^a   De Koninck, Yves ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Confocal; Dorsal horn; Neurokinin; Nociception; Optical dissector method; Retrograde labeling

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; NEUROKININ; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL LABELING; CELL SHAPE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENDRITE; DISSECTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MONKEY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE PROJECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DISSECTOR METHOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINDLE CELL; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; THALAMUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SPINAL CORD; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 24344495272     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20675     Document Type: Article

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