Immunohistochemistry and tinctorial affinity of adenohypophysial cells of the rat snake Ptyas mucosus (Colubridae)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 302-313

  Mohanty, K C ^a   Naik, D R ^b  

^a RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SNAKE;

EID: 0031105979     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6831     Document Type: Article

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