The caudal neurosecretory system and its afferent synapses in the goldfish, Carassius auratus: Morphology, immunohistochemistry, and fine structure

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-76

  Cioni, Carla ^a   De Vito, Luana ^a   Greco, Alessandra ^a   Pepe, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; UROTENSIN; UROTENSIN I; UROTENSIN II;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; AXONS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; UROTENSINS;

EID: 0031973207     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199801)235:1<59::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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