Presence of nitric oxide synthase in the sheep pineal gland: An experimental immunohistochemical study

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 384-392

  López Figueroa, Manuel O ^a,b   Ravault, Jean P ^c   Cozzi, Bruno ^d   Møller, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Immunocytochemistry; Nitric oxide; Pineal gland; Sheep; Superior cervical ganglion; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL METABOLISM; CIRCULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLIONECTOMY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GANGLIONECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEPTIDE PHI; PINEAL GLAND; SHEEP; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0029984530     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126979     Document Type: Article

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