Different patterns of expression of five neuropeptides in the adrenal gland and kidney of two species of frog

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 21-26

  De Falco, Maria ^a   Laforgia, Vincenza ^a   Valiante, Salvatore ^a   Virgilio, Francesca ^a   Varano, Lorenzo ^a   De Luca, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; NEUROPEPTIDES; RANA ESCULENTA; RANIDAE;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA ITALICA;

EID: 0036381750     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021387623735     Document Type: Article

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