Presence of sauvagine-like epitopes in the interrenal gland of the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 117-123

  Gonzalez, G C ^a   Bountzioukas, S ^a,b   Lederis, K ^a   Lukowiak, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Immunocytochemistry; Interrenal gland; Rana catesbeiana (Anura); Sauvagine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; EPITOPE; SAUVAGINE; UROTENSIN I;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CHROMAFFIN CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERRENAL GLAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES ELASSODON; OVIS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0030052425     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050519     Document Type: Article

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