Innervation of the mammalian anterior pituitary: A mini review

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Ju, Gong ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Hypothalamus; Peptidergic

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FIBERS;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AUTONOMICS; GLAND CELLS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMALIAN SPECIES; NERVE FIBERS; PEPTIDERGIC;

MAMMALS;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHESIS; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030689690     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19971015)39:2<131::AID-JEMT4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Short Survey

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