Neuronal nos expression in rat's cuneate nuclei following passive forelimb movements and median nerve stimulations

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-350

  Garifoli, A ^a   Laureanti, F ^a   Coco, M ^a   Perciavale, V ^a   Maci, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Immunohistochemistry; Nerve stimulation; Nitric oxide; Passive movement; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL COUNT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79551519649     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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