Caudal neurosecretory system of the zebrafish: Ultrastructural organization and immunocytochemical detection of urotensins

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-124

  Parmentier, C ^a   Taxi, J ^a   Balment, R ^b   Nicolas, G ^a   Calas, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caudal neurosecretory system; Urophysis; Urotensins; Zebrafish, Danio rerio (Teleostei)

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; UROTENSIN I; UROTENSIN II;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BETA NERVE FIBER; CAPILLARY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SECRETORY VESICLE; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SPINAL CORD; UROTENSINS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33746431380     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0180-x     Document Type: Article

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