Nitric oxide and the zebrafish (Danio rerio): Developmental neurobiology and brain neurogenesis

Advances in Experimental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Holmqvist, Bo ^a   Ebbesson, Lars ^b   Alm, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

brain; cardiovascular; developmental pathology.; morphogenesis; neurogenesis; nitric oxide synthase (NOS); NOS isoforms; ontogeny; vertebrate model; zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO; OSTEICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 44349105266     PISSN: 18722423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2423(07)01011-3     Document Type: Review

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