Synaptic relationships between induced neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactive terminals and cuneothalamic projection neurons in the rat cuneate nucleus following median nerve transection

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Yeh, Jiann Horng ^a,d   Lue, June Horng ^b   Wang, Hsin Ying ^b   Huang, Chun Ta ^c   Tsai, Yi Ju ^d  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cuneate nucleus; Cuneothalamic projection neuron; Neuropeptide Y; Transected median nerve; WGA HRP

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSATION; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES;

EID: 46749135109     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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