PP/PYY cells from endocrine pancreas of the scincid lizard Eumeces inexpectatus synthesize ACTH- and α-MSH-like molecules

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-163

  Putti, Rosalba ^a   Buono, Silvana ^a   Ottaviani, Enzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Endocrine pancreas; Hybridization; Immunocytochemistry; Lizard; PP PYY cells; MSH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN[4-10]; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032730983     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7356     Document Type: Article

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