Nonphosphorylated neurofilament protein is expressed by scattered neurons in the vestibular and precerebellar brainstem

Brain Research

Volumn 1298, Issue , 2009, Pages 46-56

  Baizer, Joan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Calbindin; Calretinin; ChAT; Deiter's nucleus; Eighth nerve; Eye movement; Inferior vestibular nucleus; Lateral vestibular nucleus; Medial vestibular nucleus; Mossy fiber; nNOS; Superior vestibular nucleus; Vestibuloocular reflex; Vestibulospinal tract

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; FACIAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PREPOSITUS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULAR FORMATION; SQUIRREL MONKEY; TROCHLEAR NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CATS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CRANIAL NERVES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SAIMIRI; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

SAIMIRI;

EID: 71749098129     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.08.073     Document Type: Article

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