Urotensin-II expression in the mouse spinal cord

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-154

  Egginger, Johann Günther ^a   Camus, Alain ^b   Calas, André ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PRAG à l'IUFM de l'Académie d'Amiens   (France)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Motoneurons; Mouse spinal cord; Urotensin II

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UROTENSIN II; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENIS GLANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; PEROXIDASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD; UROTENSINS;

EID: 31344435173     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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