Expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the developing superficial layers of the rat superior colliculus

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 869-877

  Giraldi Guimaraes A ^a   Bittencourt Navarrette, R E ^a   Mendez Otero, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development; Nitric oxide synthase; Retinotectal projection; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRITIUM;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042667236     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000600013     Document Type: Article

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