Histochemical characterization, distribution and morphometric analysis of NADPH diaphorase neurons in the spinal cord of the agouti

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 2, Issue MAY, 2008, Pages

  Freire, Marco Aurélio M ^a,b   Tourinho, Suzane C ^a   Guimarães, Joanilson S ^a,b   Oliveira, Jorge Luiz F ^a   Picanço Diniz, Cristovam W ^a   Gomes Leal, Walace ^a   Pereira Jr , Antonio ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; Evolution; Interneurons; Nitric oxide; Pain; Rodents; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449093871     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.05.002.2008     Document Type: Article

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