C1 neurons in the rat rostral ventrolateral medulla differentially express vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in soma and axonal compartments

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1536-1544

  Sevigny, C P ^a   Bassi, J ^a   Teschemacher, A G ^b   Kim, K S ^c   Williams, D A ^a   Anderson, C R ^a   Allen, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Barosensitive; Catecholamines; Sympathetic preganglionic neurons

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER 2;

ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LENTIVIRINAE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; CATECHOLAMINES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENTIVIRUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 53949084418     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06445.x     Document Type: Article

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