Complex co-localization of chromogranins and neurohormones in the human gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 815-822

  Portela Gomes, Guida Maria ^a,b   Stridsberg, Mats ^a   Johansson, Henry ^a   Grimelius, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

chromogranin A; chromogranin B; chromogranin C; gastrointestinal tract; human; peptides; serotonin

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANIN B; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROTENSIN; OXYNTOMODULIN; PEPTIDE YY; SECRETIN; SECRETOGRANIN II; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN CELL; GASTRIN CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE VILLUS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SECRETORY GRANULE; STOMACH ANTRUM;

EID: 0030914870     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500606     Document Type: Article

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