Fine structural and immunohistochemical localization of cardiac hormones (ANP) in the right atrium and hypothalamus of the white rat

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-41

  Marei, Hany E S ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

ANP; Fine structure; Hypothalamus; Immunogold labeling; Right atrium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR ALPHA; HORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOID; ELECTRON; FEMALE; GOAT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIATOR; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SECRETORY VESICLES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038121584     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.40.1.37.13958     Document Type: Article

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