Muscarinic drugs affect cholinesterase activity and development of eye structures during early chick development

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-320

  Angelini, C ^a,b   Costa, M ^a   Morescalchi, F ^c   Cimoli, G ^b   Coniglio, L ^a,b   Falugi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell signalling; Chick; Cholinesterase; Development; Eye; Muscarinic receptors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EYE; EYE MALFORMATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBACHOL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASES; EYE; EYE ABNORMALITIES; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032458894     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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