Age-dependent distribution of nitric oxide synthase containing elements in the rat pancreas

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Ember, Z S ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Age; Immunocytochemistry; Nitric oxide synthase; Pancreas; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PANCREAS ENZYME;

ACINAR CELL; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PARENCHYMA; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT;

EID: 0030756289     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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