Immunohistochemical distribution of inwardly rectifying K+ channels in the medulla oblongata of the rat

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-271

  Yamamoto, Yoshio ^a   Ishikawa, Ryota ^a   Omoe, Katsuhiko ^a   Yoshikawa, Norie ^a   Yamaguchi Yamada, Misuzu ^a   Taniguchi, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoreceptor; Hypercapnic acidosis; Inwardly rectifying K+ channel; Medulla oblongata

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

RATTUS;

EID: 42149120666     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.265     Document Type: Article

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