VIP-like immunoreactivity within neurons and perivascular neuronal processes of the human cerebral cortex

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Benagiano, V ^a   Virgintino, D ^a   Maiorano, E ^a   Rizzi, A ^a   Palombo, S ^a   Roncali, L ^a   Ambrosi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

human cerebral cortex; microvessels; perikarya and neuronal processes; VIP like immunoreactivity

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0029785581     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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