Immunocytochemical localization of nitric oxide synthase-containing neurons in mouse and rabbit visual cortex and co-localization with calcium-binding proteins

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 408-417

  Lee, Jee Eun ^a   Jeon, Chang Jin ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium binding Protein; Immunocytochemistry; Localization; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Visual Cortex

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARVALBUMIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; VISUAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PARVALBUMINS; RABBITS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 27244433506     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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