Immunohistochemistry of the canine vomeronasal organ

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-338

  Dennis, J C ^a   Allgier, J G ^a   Desouza, L S ^a   Eward, W C ^a   Morrison, E E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; EGFR; G protein; GAP43; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; GENE PRODUCT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROMODULIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURON-GLIA; DOGS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; NEURONS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TUBULIN; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0141592417     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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