Nitric oxide synthase expression in the central nervous system of Sepia officinalis: An in situ hybridization study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1599-1610

  Di Cristo, Carlo ^a   Fiore, Gabriella ^b   Scheinker, Vladimir ^c   Enikolopov, Grigori ^c   D'Ischia, Marco ^d   Palumbo, Anna ^b   Di Cosmo, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cephalopods; Colocalization; Learning; Motor system; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTTLEFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEPIA;

EID: 34548701775     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05765.x     Document Type: Article

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