Histochemical and immunohistochemical localisation of nitrergic neuronal and non-neuronal cells in the bursa of Fabricius of the chicken

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-279

  Ali, Syed Mohamed ^a   Chan, An Soo ^a   Leong, Seng Kee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bursa of Fabricius; Chicken; Neuron specific enolase; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen phosphate diaphorase (NADPH d); Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BURSA FABRICII; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE;

EID: 0029967342     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050644     Document Type: Article

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