An immunohistochemical study of the endocrine cells within the pancreas, intestine, and stomach of the gar (Lepisosteus osseus L.)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  Groff, Karen E ^a   Youson, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOCRINE CELL; EXOCRINE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STOMACH; TELEOST;

EID: 0031128316     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6842     Document Type: Article

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