Immunocytochemical study on the innervation of the chicken pancreas by vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-containing nerves

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 961-965

  Hiramatsu, K ^a   Oshima, K ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Innervation; Pancreas; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; White leghorn chicken

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET DELTA CELL; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; PANCREAS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030755051     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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