Urotensin II in the central nervous system of the frog Rana ridibunda: Immunohistochemical localization and biochemical characterization

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 364, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 324-339

  Chartrel, Nicolas ^a   Conlon, J Michael ^b   Collin, Françoise ^a   Braun, Benedicte ^a   Waugh, David ^b   Vallarino, Mauro ^c   Lahrichi, Sabine L ^d   Rivier, Jean E ^d   Vaudry, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibians; brain; motoneurons; neuropeptides; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FROG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOGFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANA RIDIBUNDA; SPINAL CORD; UROTENSINS;

EID: 0030065912     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960108)364:2<324::AID-CNE10>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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