An immunohistochemical study on the neuropeptide-producing endocrine cells in the alimentary tract of wrinkled frog, Rana rugosa (Ranidae)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Ku, Sae Kwang ^a   Lee, Hyeung Sik ^b   Koh, Jae Kee ^b   Lee, Jae Hyun ^c  

^a DongWha Pharm Ind Co   (South Korea)

^b Kyungsan University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alimentary tract; Endocrine cells; Immunohistochemistry; Rana rugosa; Wrinkled frog

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHROMOGRANIN; GASTRIN; GLUCAGON; NEUROPEPTIDE; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH GLAND;

EID: 0037337785     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(02)00642-1     Document Type: Article

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