Morphogenesis and differentiation of the avian endocrine pancreas, with particular reference to experimental studies on the chick embryo

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 292-305

  Rawdon, B B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Medical School   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culture media serum free; Growth substances; Immunohistochemistry; Islets of Langerhans

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CELLS; COLLAGEN; CYTOLOGY; GLUCOSE;

CHICK EMBRYO; CONDITION; CULTURE CONDITIONS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM/SERUM- FREE; GROWTH SUBSTANCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDES; SERUM FREE;

INSULIN;

GLUCAGON; GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; SOMATOSTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032533455     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19981115)43:4<292::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Review

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