Fluorescent indication that nitric oxide formation in NTS neurons is modulated by glutamate and GABA

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-216

  Pajolla, Gisela P ^a   Accorsi Mendonça, Daniela ^a   Rodrigues, Gerson J ^a   Bendhack, Lusiane M ^a   Machado, Benedito H ^a   Lunardi, Claure N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DAF 2 DA; GABA; Glutamate; Neurons; Nitric oxide; Nucleus tractus solitarii

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4,5 DIAMINOFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; BICUCULLINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 61849177006     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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