Localisation and morphology of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide immunoreactive neurons in rat amygdala

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 423-434

  Puškaš, Nela ^a   Puskas L ^a   Malobabic S ^a   Dulejic V ^a   Todorović, Vera ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid nuclei; CART; Immunohistochemistry; Neurons; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344473107     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/avb0506423p     Document Type: Article

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