Localization of immunoreactive endothelin in the neuroendocrine cells of fish gill

Neuropeptides

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-57

  Zaccone, G ^a   Mauceri, A ^a   Fasulo, S ^b   Ainis, L ^a   Lo Cascio, P ^a   Ricca, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029912476     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(96)90055-4     Document Type: Article

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