Localization of biogenic amines in the foregut of Aplysia californica: Catecholaminergic and serotonergic innervation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 514, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-342

  Martínez Rubio, Clarissa ^a   Serrano, Geidy E ^a   Miller, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Buccal ganglion; Dopamine; Esophagus; Pharynx; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINE; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; CATECHOLAMINE;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS NERVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NERVE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STOMACH INNERVATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MICROELECTRODE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; PHARYNX; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 65649130490     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21991     Document Type: Article

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