In situ localization of ACTH receptor-like mRNA in molluscan and human immunocytes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-142

  Ottaviani, E ^a   Franchini, A ^a   Hanukoglu, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ACTH receptor like mRNA; Human; Immunocyte; In situ hybridization; Mollusc

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUSSEL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOCYTES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MOLLUSCA; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0031891041     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050133     Document Type: Article

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