Pancreatic endocrine cells in Bufo bufo: Immunocytochemistry and ultrastructure

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-202

  Accordi, F ^a   Bracci, M A ^a   Ventola, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Glucagon; Insulin; Pancreatic polypeptide; Somatostatin; Toad

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO BUFO; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 0031778299     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297003105     Document Type: Article

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