Neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the olfactory system, forebrain, pituitary and retina of the adult teleost Clarias batrachus

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-181

  Gaikwad, Archana ^a   Biju, K C ^a   Barsagade, Vikas ^a   Bhute, Yogesh ^a   Subhedar, Nishikant ^b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

nNOS immunocytochemistry; Nucleus preopticus; Olfactory receptor neurons; Pituitary gland; Post embedding immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GOLD; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BRAIN REGION; CILIARY NERVE; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; DEAFFERENTATION; DENDRITE; EMBEDDING; FOREBRAIN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY NERVE; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OLFACTORY TRACT; OPTIC NERVE; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA NERVE CELL; SOMATIC CELL; TELEOST; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CATFISHES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OLFACTORY NERVE; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROSENCEPHALON; RETINA; TISSUE EMBEDDING;

EID: 61349171232     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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