Immunoreactivities to protein gene product 9.5, neurofilament protein and neuron specific enolase in the ovary of the sexually immature ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-297

  Kimaro, W H ^a   Madekurozwa, M C ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Immature ostrich; Immunoreactivity; Neurofilament protein; Neuron specific enolase; Protein gene product 9.5

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GENE PRODUCT; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL WALL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; OSTRICH; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 33747616008     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0488-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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