Immunohistochemical characterisation of epithelial cells of rodent harderian glands in primary culture

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 523-530

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a,b   Simonneaux, Valerie ^a   Klosen, Paul ^a   Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a   Pevet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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

Author keywords

Harderian gland; Immunohistochemistry; Primary cell culture; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PIGMENT; PORPHYRIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT STRAIN; SECRETORY CELL; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HARDERIAN GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID METABOLISM; PORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0033428926     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005580     Document Type: Article

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