α-melanophore-stimulating hormone in the brain, cranial placode derivatives, and retina of Xenopus laevis during development in relation to background adaptation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 456, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-83

  Kramer, Bianca M R ^a   Claassen, Ilse E W M ^a   Westphal, Nicole J ^a,b   Jansen, Marjolein ^a   Tuinhof, Rienk ^a,c   Jenks, Bruce G ^a   Roubos, Eric W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Immunocytochemistry; Melanotrope cells; POMC; Retinal ganglion cells; TSA amplification

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE CELL; EPIPHYSIS; GANGLION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; XENOPUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CRANIAL NERVES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; RETINA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0037467597     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10513     Document Type: Article

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