Coexistence of neuropeptides in the amphibian carotid labyrinth: An application of double immunolabelling in combination with a multiple dye filter

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 410, Issue , 1996, Pages 325-328

  Kusakabe, Tatsumi ^a   Kawakami, Tadashi ^a   Takenaka, Toshifumi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GALANIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; FROG; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030467367     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5891-0_49     Document Type: Article

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