Enzyme histochemistry of cutaneous sensory nerve formations

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 334-350

  Dubový, Petr ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adenylate cyclase; Alkaline and acid phosphatase; Cholinesterase; Nucleotidases; Peptidases

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATASES;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHOLINESTERASE; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; LOCALISATION; NUCLEOTIDASE; PEPTIDASE; SENSORY NERVES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHOLINESTERASE; NUCLEOTIDASE; PEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE; TARGET CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029945382     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960701)34:4<334::AID-JEMT5>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Review

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