Dynamics of salivary secretion studied by confocal laser and scanning electron microscopy

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-219

  Segawa, Akihisa ^a   Riva, Alessandro ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Exocytosis endocytosis coupling; Salivary gland; Scanning electron microscopy; Secretion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PAROTID GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0029848504     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.34.3.215.13023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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