Anatomical and functional characterization of neuropil in the gracile fasciculus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 510, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-296

  Ramer, Matt S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurokinin 1 receptor; Nonhuman primate; Rat; Spinal cord; White matter

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA; SUBSTANCE P RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; GRACILE NUCLEUS; GRAY MATTER; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPIL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINDLE CELL; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROPIL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 50249103299     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21785     Document Type: Article

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