An experimental, NADPH-diaphorase histochemical and immunocytochemical study of mesocestoides vogae tetrathyridia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 787-793

  Terenina, Nadezhda B ^a   Reuter, Maria ^b   Gustafsson, Margaretha K S ^b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

L Arginine; Mysocestoides vogae; N(G) nitro L arginine; NADPH diaphorase; Nervous system; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; NO; TRITC labelled phalloidin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; F ACTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHALLOIDIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MESOCESTOIDEA; MUSCLE; NERVE CORD; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CATOSTOMIDAE; CESTODA; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; MESOCESTOIDES VOGAE; PLATYHELMINTHES; TETRATHYRIDIA;

EID: 0032987807     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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