Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-like immunoreactivity in rat endocrine pancreas

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 259-265

  Regoli, Marì ^a   Orazioli, Daniela ^a   Gerli, Renato ^a   Bertelli, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GFAP; Glucagon cells; Immunocytochemistry; Intermediate filaments; Pancreas; Rat

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUCAGON; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOCRINE CELL; GLUCAGON RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034000848     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800211     Document Type: Article

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