Prostaglandin F synthase is localized to contractile interstitial cells in bovine lung

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-257

  Fukui, Moionari ^a   Fujimoto, Toyoshi ^b   Watanabe, Kikuko ^c   Endo, Kazuo ^a   Kuno, Kenshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Bovine lung; Contractile interstitial cells; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblasts; Prostaglandin F synthase

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTIBODY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029925135     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.3.8648085     Document Type: Article

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