Neurotransmitter localization in the neuroepithelial cells and unipolar neurons of the respiratory tract in the bichir, Polypterus bichir bichir G. ST-HIL

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Zaccone, Giacomo ^a   Mauceri, Angela ^a   Maisano, Maria ^a   Giannetto, Alessia ^a   Parrino, Vincenzo ^a   Fasulo, Salvatore ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bichir; Evolution; Neuroepithelial cells; nNos; Transmitters; Unipolar neurons

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GLOTTIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYPTERUS BICHIR BICHIR; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; FISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

POLYPTERUS BICHIR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39949084149     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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