Calbindin Immunoreactivity in Purkinje Cells of the Bullfrog Cerebellum during Thyroxine-Induced Metamorphosis

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 284-290

  Uray, Nándor J ^a   Gona, Amos G ^a   Sexton, Patricia S ^b  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Cerebellum; Frog; Immunoreactivity; Purkinje cell; Thyroxine treatment

Indexed keywords

ANURA; EPICOCCUM; RANA CATESBEIANA;

CALBINDIN; NERVE PROTEIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CYTOLOGY; FROG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PURKINJE CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CEREBELLUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PURKINJE CELLS; RANA CATESBEIANA; THYROXINE;

EID: 0031630386     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006543     Document Type: Article

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