Nuclear organization of cholinergic, putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic systems in the brains of five microchiropteran species

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-222

  Kruger, Jean Leigh ^a   Dell, Leigh Anne ^a   Bhagwandin, Adhil ^a   Jillani, Ngalla E ^a   Pettigrew, John D ^b   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Diphyly; Evolution; Mammalia; Microbat; Neuromodulatory systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAIN; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CRANIAL NERVE; DIENCEPHALON; FOREBRAIN; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATECHOLAMINES; CHIROPTERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 77956170111     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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