Peptidergic innervation of the porcine oviduct studied by double-labelling immunohistochemistry

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 141-150

  Czaja, K ^a,b   Kaleczyc, J ^a   Sienkiewicz, W ^a   Majewski, M ^a   Lakomy M ^a  

^a Department of Animal Anatomy   (Poland)

^b Department of Animal Anatomy   (Poland)

Author keywords

immunohistochemistry; innervation; neuropeptides; oviduct; pig

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOSTATIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029993865     PISSN: 00155586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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