Immunohistochemical localization of nNOS and VIP in the mantle integument of the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Licata, Aurelio ^a   Ainis, Luigi ^a   Martella, Silvestro ^a   Ricca, Maria Beatrice ^a   Licata, Patrizia ^b   Pergolizzi, Simona ^a   Calabrò, Concetta ^a   Zaccone, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integument; Mollusca; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Nerve fibers; NNOS; VIP

Indexed keywords

CELLS; IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; TISSUE;

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION;

HISTOLOGY;

NEURAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GONAD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTEGUMENT; MUCUS SECRETION; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PERIKARYON; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN FUNCTION; SPERM FOLLICLE; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SUBEPIDERMAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 0038376327     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0065-1281-00700     Document Type: Article

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