The gastro-enteric-pancreatic neuroendocrine system in two reptilian species: Chalcides chalcides and Zoonosaurus madascariensis (Sauridae)

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-40

  Morescalchi, A M ^a   Gaccioli, M ^a   Faraldi, G ^a   Tagliafierro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

gut; immunohistochemistry; pancreas; regulatory peptides; reptiles; serotonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030917580     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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