D-Aspartate localization in the rat pituitary gland and retina

Brain Research

Volumn 838, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Lee, Jen Ai ^a   Homma, Hiroshi ^a   Tashiro, Ken ^a   Iwatsubo, Takeshi ^a   Imai, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

D Aspartate; Immunohistochemistry; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary gland; Prolactin; Retina

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA NERVE CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033554262     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01718-7     Document Type: Article

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