Distribution of choline acetyltransferase and NADPH diaphorase in the spinal cord of the pigeon

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-181

  Necker, R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Column of Terni; Nitric oxide; Preganglionic neurons; Superficial laminae; Ventral horn

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRD; CHICKEN; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRATE;

AVES; COLUMBA; LAMIINAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142696822     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-004-0383-4     Document Type: Article

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