Immunohistochemical expressions of mGluR5, P2Y2 receptor, PLC-β1, and IP3R-I and -II in Merkel cells in rat sinus hair follicles

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-21

  Tachibana, Tamiko ^a   Endoh, Makoto ^a   Kumakami, Ryo ^a   Nawa, Tokio ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IP3 receptors; Merkel ending; mGluRs; P2Y receptors; PLC s

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; ISOENZYME; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5; PHOSPHOLIPASE C BETA1; PURINE P2Y2 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FORMALDEHYDE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GQ-G11; HAIR FOLLICLE; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; ISOENZYMES; KERATIN-20; KERATINS; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; RATS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042158767     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-003-0540-5     Document Type: Article

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