Atrial natriuretic peptide, bradykinin, and angiotensin II-like immunoreactivity in the Harderian gland of the terrapin Pseudemys scripta: Response to osmotic stress

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 425-431

  Masini, Maria Angela ^a   Baccari, Gabriella Chieffi ^b   Di Matteo, Loredana ^b   Minucci, Sergio ^b   Chieffi, Giovanni ^b   Uva, Biancamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PSEUDEMYS; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030589533     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19961215)276:6<425::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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