Immunocytochemical localization of taurine in different muscle cell types of the dog and rat

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-61

  Lobo, Maria V T ^a   Alonso, F Javier M ^a   Martin Del Río, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSE BODY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SATELLITE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; GOLD; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; ORGANELLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TAURINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYOIDEA;

EID: 0034083580     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003910429346     Document Type: Article

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