Immunocytochemical localization of chromogranin A in the normal and stimulated hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system of the rat

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 405-416

  El Majdoubi, Mohammed ^a   Metz Boutigue, Marie Hélène ^b   Garcia Sablone, Pascale ^b   Theodosis, Dionysia T ^a   Aunis, Dominique ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE DE NEUROCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0029835805     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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