Calbindin-D28k and calretinin immunoreactivity in the spinal cord of the lizard Gekko gecko: Colocalization with choline acetyltransferase and nitric oxide synthase

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-534

  Morona, Ruth ^a   López, Jesús M ^a   González, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium binding proteins; Dorsal horn; Immunohistochemistry; Motoneurons; Nociception; Reptile

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GEKKO GECKO; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIZARD; MAMMAL; MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33646090396     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.02.022     Document Type: Article

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