Precise coexistence of regulatory peptides in the nerve fibers of the amphibian carotid labyrinth demonstrated by a combination of double immunofluorescence labelling and a multiple dye filter

Brain Research

Volumn 735, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-310

  Kusakabe, T ^a   Kawakami, T ^b   Ono, M ^a   Syoui, N ^b   Kurihara, K ^b   Takenaka, T ^a   Sawada, H ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotid labyrinth; Coexistence; Double labelling immunofluorescence; Multiple dye filter; Peptidergic innervation

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030574077     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00788-3     Document Type: Article

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