Mapping of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormonelike immunoreactivity in the cat brainstem

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-194

  Covenas R ^a   De Leon M ^a   Narvaez J A ^b   Aguirre, J A ^b   Tramu, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CAT; DIENCEPHALON; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CATS; MALE; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0343114393     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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