Immunohistochemical studies of GLWamides in Cnidaria

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-177

  Schmich, Jürgen ^a   Rudolf, Rüdiger ^a   Trepel, Stefan ^a   Leitz, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Coelenterates; Hydrozoa; Immunoreactivity; Nervous system; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CNIDARIA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031666272     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051167     Document Type: Article

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