Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase activity in the hypothalamo hypophysial system of the frog, Rana esculenta

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Prasada Rao, P D ^a   Sato, T ^b   Ueck, M ^c  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Histochemistry; Hypothalamus; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; Pituitary gland; Rana esculenta

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FROG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; PITUITARY GLAND; RANA ESCULENTA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0343471447     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00711-8     Document Type: Article

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