An immunohistochemical investigation of the relationship between neuronal nitric oxide synthase, GABA and presympathetic paraventricular neurons in the hypothalamus

Neuroscience

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1079-1088

  Watkins, N D ^a   Cork, S C ^a   Pyner, S ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorogold; GABergic neurons; GAD67; herpes simplex virus 1 expressing green fluorescent protein; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; FLUOROGOLD; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 62249142053     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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