A morphometric study of the progressive changes on NADPH diaphorase activity in the developing rat's barrel field

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-66

  Freire, Marco Aurélio M ^a   Gomes Leal, Walace ^a   Carvalho, Walther A ^a   Guimarães, Joanilson S ^a   Franca, João G ^b   Picanço Diniz, Cristovam W ^a   Pereira Jr , Antonio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barrel field; Cortical development; Cytochrome oxidase; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; PMBSF; Rat; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; DENDRITES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NEUROPIL; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; UP-REGULATION; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 3543142529     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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