Immunohistochemical localization of the delta subspecies of protein kinase C in the trigeminal sensory system of Trimeresurus flavoviridis, an infrared-sensitive snake

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 338, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-236

  Moon, Changjong ^a   Terashima, Shin Ichi ^a   Shin, Taekyun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infrared sensory pathway; Medulla oblongata; Optic tectum; Pit organ; Protein kinase C delta; Trigeminal ganglia

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SNAKE;

EID: 0037422275     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01421-0     Document Type: Article

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