Localization of leech excitatory peptide, a member of the GGNG peptides, in the central nervous system of a leech (Whitmania pigra) by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-162

  Nagahama, T ^a   Ukena, K ^a   Oumi, T ^a   Morishita, F ^a   Furukawa, Y ^a   Matsushima, O ^a   Satake, H ^b   Takuwa, K ^b   Kawano, T ^b   Minakata, H ^b   Nomoto, K ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Leech excitatory peptide; Neuropeptide; Whitmania pigra (Annelida)

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGUS; GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEECH; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AXONS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEECHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE FIBERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLIGOCHAETA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032967933     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051343     Document Type: Article

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