Galanin-containing-neurons, in the gastrointestinal tract of the lizard Podarcis s. sicula, as components of anally projecting nerve pathway

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Lamanna, Claudia ^a   Assisi, Loredana ^a   Lucini, Carla ^a   Botte, Virgilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galanin; Gastrointestinal tract; Immunohistochemistry; Lizard; Myotomy, descending projections; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

GALANIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIZARD; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GALANIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MOUTH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS;

EID: 0033581033     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00389-4     Document Type: Article

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