Distribution and morphology of putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the medulla oblongata of a sub-adult giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Badlangana, N Ludo ^a   Bhagwandin, Adhil ^a   Fuxe, Kjell ^b   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artiodactyl; Evolution; Neural systems; Serotonin; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RUMINANTS; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 34548294640     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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