Distribution of somatostatin in the brain and of somatostatin and thyrotropin-releasing hormone in peripheral tissues of the chicken

Brain Research

Volumn 873, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 306-309

  Geris, Kris L ^a   Meeussen, Gert ^a   Kühn, Eduard R ^a   Darras, Veerle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain distribution; Chicken; Peripheral tissue; Somatostatin; Thyrotropin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHICKEN; DIGESTION; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; CHICKENS; MUSCLES; SKIN; SOMATOSTATIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; VISCERA;

EID: 0034637266     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02550-6     Document Type: Article

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