Three-dimensional imaging of the intracellular localization of growth hormone and prolactin and their mRNA using nanocrystal (Quantum dot) and confocal laser scanning microscopy techniques

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 833-838

  Matsuno, Akira ^a   Itoh, Johbu ^b   Takekoshi, Susumu ^b   Nagashima, Tadashi ^a   Osamura, R Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; mRNA; Pituitary cell; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DIPROPIONATE; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NANOPARTICLE; PROLACTIN; QUANTUM DOT; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DNA SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMICONDUCTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; QUANTUM DOTS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 21544466422     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4A6577.2005     Document Type: Article

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