Relative number and distribution of Murine hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons innervating distinct target sites

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  King, Connie M ^a   Hentges, Shane T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; CHOLERA TOXIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMIC PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN NEURON; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CYTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; STAINING; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COUNT; CHOLERA TOXIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053522643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025864     Document Type: Article

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