Co-localization of nitric oxide synthase and choline acetyltransferase in the brain of the goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Giraldez Perez, Rosa M ^a   Gaytan, Susana P ^a   Torres, Blas ^a   Pasaro, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; ChAT immunohistochemistry; Fish; Nitric oxide; nNOS and ChAT double labeling; nNOS immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; HABENULA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS; OPTIC TECTUM; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 57449105435     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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