Quantitative comparison of growth-associated protein GAP-43, neuron- specific enolase, and protein gene product 9.5 as Neuronal markers in mature human intestine

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1405-1415

  Vento, Pälvi ^a   Soinila, Seppo ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; GAP 43; Immunohistochemistry; Morphometry; Neuron specific enolase; Neuropeptide; PGP 9.5; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NEUROMODULIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; COLON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032700043     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701107     Document Type: Article

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