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Regular ArticleDistribution of Rho-Kinase in the Bovine Brain☆
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Abbreviations used: NGS, normal goat serum; Rho-kinase, Rho-associated kinase; NHE1, Na-H exchanger 1; NMDA, N-methyl d-aspartic acid; PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; PKN, protein kinase N; PSD, postsynaptic density; SDS, sodium dodecyl sulfate; TBS, Tris–HCl-buffered saline
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