Acetylcholinesterase activity, and neurofilament protein, and catecholamine synthesizing enzymes immunoreactivities in the mouse adrenal gland during postnatal development

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 621-629

  Iwasa, Kenji ^a   Oomori, Yukio ^b   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^b  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Adrenal gland; Catecholamine synthesizing enzyme; Neurofilament protein; Postnatal development

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 0033146173     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.621     Document Type: Article

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