Immunohistochemical and hodological characterization of calbindin-D28k-containing neurons in the spinal cord of the turtle, Pseudemys scripta elegans

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-118

  Morona, Ruth ^a   Lopez, Jesús M ^a   Domínguez, Laura ^a   González, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium binding proteins; Dextran amines; Motoneurons reptiles; Primary afferents

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEXTRAN; FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEINS;

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEINS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; DEXTRAN AMINE; ELEGANS; MOTONEURON REPTILE; PRIMARY AFFERENT; SPINAL-CORD;

NEURONS;

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

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS; TURTLE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TETRAPODA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 33847155542     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20391     Document Type: Article

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