Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin in the rodent Harderian gland

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 517-523

  Djeridane, Y ^a,b   Klosen, P ^a   Vivien Roels, B ^a   Simonneaux, V ^a   Pevet P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus; Harderian gland; Immunohistochemistry; Rat (Wistar); Serotonin; Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SYNTHESIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; HARDERIAN GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHODOPUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033053694     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051312     Document Type: Article

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