Calretinin immunoreactivity in pineal gland of different mammals including man

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 121-130

  Novier, Alain ^a,b   Nicolas, Dominique ^a   Krstic, Radivoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Institut d'Histologie et d'Embryologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calretinin; Immunocytochemistry; Mammals; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALRETININ; NERVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GERBIL; GOAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL BODY; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GERBILLINAE; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030255552     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00279.x     Document Type: Article

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