Immunohistochemical studies of neural elements in pancreatic islets of the cat

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 641-646

  Furuzawa, Yasuhiko ^a   Ohmori, Yasushige ^a   Watanabe, Tohru ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feline; Immunohistochemistry; Intrinsic pancreatic nerve; Neuropeptide; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

BOMBESIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BOMBESIN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CATS; CHOLECYSTOKININ; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; NERVE ENDINGS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PANCREAS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0030185603     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.641     Document Type: Article

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