title: Light microscope study of the enzymatic activities of aspartate aminotransferase, GABA transaminase and acetylcholinesterase in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus neural complex of Mauremys caspica.
abstract: The enzymatic activities of aspartate aminotransferase, GABA-transaminase and acetylcholinesterase were studied by means of histochemical methods in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (MTN) neural complex of the turtle Mauremys caspica. Light microscope observations have demonstrated that MTN neurons have a positive reaction for these enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Fernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paz-Doel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martinez-Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000612:4-Aminobutyrate Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000201:enzymology; D014278:Trigeminal Nuclei / Q000201:enzymology*; D014426:Turtles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000612:4-Aminobutyrate Transaminase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase