Ontogenesis of the retinohypothalamic tract, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and peptide histidine isoleucine-containing neurons and melatonin binding in the hypothalamus of the mink

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 427-437

  Peytevin, J ^a   Masson Pevet M ^b   Martinet, L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Melatonin binding; Mink, Mustela vison (Carnivora); Neuropeptides; Ontogenesis; Retinohypothalamic tract; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; MELATONIN; PEPTIDE HISTIDINE ISOLEUCINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MINK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; ONTOGENY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MELATONIN; MINK; NEURONS; PEPTIDE PHI; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0030818369     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050888     Document Type: Article

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