Morphology of the pancreas of some species belonging to the genera Phelsuma and Gecko (family Gekkonidae): Evidence of apoptotic process during the seasonal cycle

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 413-421

  Buono, S ^a   Odierna II, G ^a   Putti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase immunodetection; Gekkonidae; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 11; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CELL VACUOLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE CELL; FAMILIA; GENUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNODETECTION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; STARVATION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIZARDS; PANCREAS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARVATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; GECKONIA CHAZALIAE; GEKKO; GEKKO GECKO; GEKKO VITTATUS; GEKKONIDAE; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA DUBIA; PHELSUMA LINEATA; PHELSUMA MADAGASCARIENSIS;

EID: 33749250793     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-006-0090-4     Document Type: Article

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