Zinc-enriched endocrine cells in the rat pituitary - A combined autometallographic and immunohistochemical study

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Su, Huici ^b   Cheung, Annie ^b   Danscher, Gorm ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autometallography; Endocrine cells; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary; Rat; Silver enhancement; Zinc ions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031409430     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.531     Document Type: Article

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