Characterization of nitric oxidergic neurons in the alimentary tract of the snail Helix pomatia L.: Histochemical and physiological study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 506, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 801-821

  Serfözö, Zoltán ^a   Szentmiklósi, A József ^b   Elekes, Károly ^a  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Mollusc; NADPH diaphorase; Neuropeptides; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS INHIBITORY PEPTIDE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; HELIX POMATIA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HELIX (SNAILS); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 38549155062     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21585     Document Type: Article

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