Effects of bilateral splanchnic-nerve section and chemical sympathectomy on PACAP38 content in the rat adrenals

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-369

  Ginda, W J ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^b,c   Malendowicz, L K ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal Gland; PACAP; Rat; Splanchnotomy; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; NERVE SURGERY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033016496     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978756     Document Type: Article

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