Changes in the population of immunoreactive S-100-positive folliculo-stellate cells in hens during induced molting

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 556-560

  Chowdhury, V S ^a   Yoshimura, Y ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Folliculo stellate cell; Induced molting; S 100 protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLTING; OVIPOSITION; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; S100 PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036528092     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.4.556     Document Type: Article

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