The suprachiasmatic nucleus and the intergeniculate leaflet in the rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris): Retinal projections and immunohistochemical characterization

Brain Research

Volumn 1320, Issue , 2010, Pages 34-46

  Nascimento Jr , Expedito S ^a   Souza, Adriana P M ^a   Duarte, Renata B ^a   Magalhães, Márcia A F ^a   Silva, Sebastião F ^a   Cavalcante, Judney C ^a   Cavalcante, Jeferson S ^a   Costa, Miriam S M O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholera toxin subunit B; Circadian rhythm; Immunohistochemistry; Kerodon rupestris; Neurotransmitter; Retinohypothalamic tract

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOARCHITECTURE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERGENICULATE LEAFLET; KERODON RUPESTRIS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENICULATE BODIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RETINA; RODENTIA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

KERODON RUPESTRIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 76749144075     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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