Differential expression of neurofilament 200-like immunoreactivity in the main olfactory and vomeronasal systems of the Japanese newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 701-706

  Soeta, Satoshi ^a   Izu, Yayoi ^a   Saito, Toru R ^a   Yamano, Shuji ^a   Taniguchi, Kazuyuki ^b  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cynops pyrrhogaster; Immunohistochemistry; Japanese newt; NF200; Olfactory systems

Indexed keywords

CYNOPS PYRRHOGASTER; SALAMANDRIDAE; SUIDAE;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN H;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; SALAMANDER; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SALAMANDRIDAE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 25644454430     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.701     Document Type: Article

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