Distribution and morphology of cholinergic, putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the brain of the Egyptian rousette flying fox, Rousettus aegyptiacus

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 108-127

  Maseko, Busisiwe C ^a   Bourne, James A ^b   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Dopamine; Evolution; Mammalia; Megabat; Neuromodulatory systems; Noradrenalin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; DIENCEPHALON; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HABENULA; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATECHOLAMINES; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 34548211305     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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