Immunohistochemical distribution of enkephalin, substance P, and somatostatin in the brainstem of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens

• Main Authors: Adli, D.S.H., Cruce, W.L., Stuesse, S.L.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7855/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jemt.1135/abstract

The brainstems of frogs contain many of the neurochemicals that are found in mammals. However, the clustering of nuclei near the ventricles makes it difficult to distinguish individual cell groups. We addressed this problem by combining immunohistochemistry with tract tracing and an analysis of cell...