A new dopaminergic terminal plexus in the ventral horn of the rat spinal cord. Immunohistochemical studies at the light and electron microscopic levels
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 46 (2) , 201-204
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02027315
Abstract
It has been thought that the ventral motor column in the rat spinal cord is virtually free of dopaminergic fibers. However, a new dopaminergic terminal plexus was visualized at all spinal levels in the ventral horn using electron as well as light microscopic immunohistochemistry.Keywords
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