Angiotensinogen, prorenin, and renin are co-localized in the secretory granules of all glandular cells of the rat anterior pituitary: An immunoultrastructural study

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-311

  Vila Porcile, Evelyne ^a   Corvol, Pierre ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Anterior pituitary cells; Electron microscopy; Immunogold; Prorenin; Rat (Wistar); Renin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; PRORENIN; RENIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031951339     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804600303     Document Type: Article

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