Co-localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase with arginine-vasotocin in the preoptic-hypothalamo-hypophyseal system of the teleost Oreochromis niloticus

Brain Research

Volumn 1015, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 181-185

  Bordieri, Loredana ^a   Cioni, Carla ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co expression; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Double labeling immunocytochemistry; Endocrine and autonomic regulation; Fish; Neuroendocrine regulation: other; Neuroendocrine system; NOS activity; Tyramide signal amplification

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PREOPTIC AREA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 3042515470     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.04.059     Document Type: Article

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