Distribution of Lys-γ2-melanocyte-stimulating hormone- (Lys-γ2-MSH)-like immunoreactivity in neuronal elements in the brain and peripheral tissues of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 731, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 182-189

  Fodor, Mariann ^a   Sluiter, Arja ^b   Frankhuijzen Sierevogel, Ank ^a   Wiegant, Victor M ^a   Hoogerhout, Peter ^c   De Wildt, Dick J ^a,c   Versteeg, Dirk H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain; Heart; Immunohistochemistry; Lys 2 MSH like immunoreactivity; Rat; Vascular system

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030603157     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00464-7     Document Type: Article

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