The ontogenic appearance of tyrosine hydroxylase-, serotonin-, gamma- aminobutyric acid-, calcitonin gene-related peptide-, substance P-, and synaptophysin-immunoreactivity in rat pituitary gland

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 449-460

  Szabat, E ^a   Vanhatalo, S ^c   Soinila, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Development; Neuropeptide; Neurotransmitter; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFUNDIBULUM; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN STEM; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031731482     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(98)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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