Localization of somatostatin receptors at the light and electron microscopial level by using antibodies raised against fusion proteins

Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-64

  Helboe, Lone ^a   Møller, Morten ^b  

^a H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibodies against somatostatin receptors; Fusion protein technique; G protein coupled receptors; Glutathione S transferase gene fusion system; Immunohistochemical visualization; Somatostatin; Somatostatin receptor subtypes; Somatostatinergic system

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HYBRID PROTEIN; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HAMSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RABBIT; RAT; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RABBITS; RATS; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

CRICETINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033643065     PISSN: 00796336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6336(00)80005-4     Document Type: Article

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