Adrenomedullin-like immunoreactivity in the nervous system of the starfish Marthasterias glacialis

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-172

  Martinez A ^a   Unsworth, E J ^a   Cuttitta, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Gut; Immunocytochemistry; Marthasterias glacialis (Echinodermata); Nervous system; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANTISERUM; NERVE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNERVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RABBIT; STARFISH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTERIAS; CARDIA; ECHINODERM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PEPTIDES; RABBITS; STARFISH;

ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; MARTHASTERIAS GLACIALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029671253     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050526     Document Type: Article

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