Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the epithelial neuroendocrine cell system and nerve fibers in the gill of the catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 437-448

  Mauceri, Angela ^a   Fasulo, Salvatore ^a   Ainis, Luigi ^a   Licata, Aurelio ^a   Lauriano, Eugenia Rita ^a   Martínez, Alfredo ^b   Mayer, Bernd ^c   Zaccone, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Catfish; Epithelial neuroendocrine cells; Gill; Heteropneustes fossilis; Immunocytochemistry; Nerve fibers; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CATFISH; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GILL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0032740092     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(99)80044-0     Document Type: Article

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