title: Compartmentalization of NADPH-diaphorase staining in the developing human striatum.
abstract: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase (NADPH-d) staining of striatal neuropil showed inhomogeneities in human fetal and adult brains. Highly reactive patches were seen during fetal and neonatal period, distributed in a lighter stained background matrix. In adult, zones of low NADPH-d reactivity appeared against darker background staining. NADPH-d reactive patches corresponded to and showed a similar shift in the intensity of staining during development as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) reactive striosomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sajin
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sestan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dmitrović
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000196:embryology* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005333:Fetus; D005865:Gestational Age; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase