The superior colliculus of the camel: A neuronal-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) and neuropeptide study

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-250

  Mensah Brown, Eric P K ^a   Garey, L J ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dromedary; Enkephalin; Midbrain; Nociception; Periaqueductal grey

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAMEL; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; EYE MOVEMENT; GRAY MATTER; HEAD MOVEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAMMAL; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CELL; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL REFLEX;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAMELS; CELL SIZE; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SOMATOSTATIN; STAINING AND LABELING; SUBSTANCE P; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644837540     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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