Immunocytochemical characterization of adenohypophyseal cells in the greater weever fish (Trachinus draco)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Sanchez Cala F ^a   Portillo, A ^b   Martin Del Rio M P ^a   Mancera, Juan Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Immunocytochemistry; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INTERMEDIN; PROLACTIN; SOMATOLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CATTLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFUNDIBULUM; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SALMON; SEA BREAM;

BOVINAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DRACO; TELEOSTEI; TRACHINUS; TRACHINUS DRACO;

EID: 0038718491     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(03)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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