Localization of choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholine in the chorion of early human pregnancy

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-99

  Oda, Yoshio ^a   Yamashita, Naoki ^b   Muroishi, Youko ^a   Nakanishi, Isao ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kanazawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CHORION; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST;

EID: 0030023928     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01696148     Document Type: Article

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