Immunocytochemical localization of calretinin-containing neurons in the rat periaqueductal gray and colocalization with enzymes producing nitric oxide: A double, double-labeling study

Synapse

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-307

  Barbaresi, Paolp ^a   Quaranta, Alexia ^a   Amoroso, Salvatore ^a   Mensà, Emanuela ^a   Fabri, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axon terminals; Calcium binding protein; Electron microscopy; Heterogeneity; Symmetric and asymmetric synapses

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856379491     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: 10982396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.21509     Document Type: Article

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