The intestine and endocrine pancreas of the African elephant: A histological, immunocytochemical and immunofluorescence study

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-340

  Van Aswegen, G ^a   Van Noorden, Susan ^b   Kotze, Sanet H ^c   De Vos, V ^d   Schoeman, J H ^e  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^e TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African elephant; Endocrine pancreas; Histological; Immunocytochemical; Immunofluorescence; Intestine

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA;

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELEPHANT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NEUROSECRETION; PANCREAS ISLET; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030320743     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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