A cytoarchitectonic and TH-immunohistochemistry characterization of the dopamine cell groups in the substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field in the rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris)

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-66

  Cavalcanti, José R L P ^a,b   Soares, Joacil G ^b   Oliveira, Francisco G ^b,c   Guzen, Fausto P ^a,b   Pontes, André L B ^b   Sousa, Twyla B ^b   Cavalcante, Jeferson S ^b   Nascimento Jr , Expedito S ^b   Cavalcante, Judney C ^b   Costa, Miriam S M O ^b  

^a University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte   (Brazil)

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

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Retrorubral field; Rock cavy; Substantia nigra; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERODON RUPESTRIS; MALE; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRORUBRAL FIELD; RODENT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

DOPAMINE; RETRORUBRAL FIELD; ROCK CAVY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; RODENTIA; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84897597310     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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