VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 innervation in autonomic regions of intact and transected rat spinal cord

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 503, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-767

  Llewellyn Smith, Ida J ^a,d   Martin, Carolyn L ^a   Fenwick, Natalie M ^a   Dicarlo, Stephen E ^b   Lujan, Heidi L ^b   Schreihofer, Ann M ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central autonomic control; Immunocytochemistry; Intermediolateral cell column; Neurotransmission; Parasympathetic preganglionic neuron; Sacral parasympathetic nucleus; Sympathetic preganglionic neuron; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; FLUOROGOLD; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELIAC PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AXOTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 34548103567     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21414     Document Type: Article

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