Immunohistochemical localization of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor ret in the rat sweat gland

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 193-202

  Yoshida, Tomohiro ^a   Ohta, Keisuke ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

GDNF; Immunohistochemistry; Myoepithelium; Neurotrophic factor; Ret; Sweat gland

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PROTEIN RET;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXCRETORY DUCT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MICROSCOPY; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RAT; SECRETORY CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWEAT GLAND;

EID: 13444269328     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.51.193     Document Type: Article

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