Influence of the light and dark phase of the cycle on the cellular proliferation in the pineal gland of the adult rat: A bromodeoxyuridine immunohistochemical study

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Calvo, José Luis ^a   Boya, Jésus ^a   Carbonell, Angel L ^a   García Mauriño, José Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

BrdU; Bromodeoxyuridine; Pineal gland; Pinealocytes; Proliferation; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; DNA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031203715     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00327.x     Document Type: Article

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