Immunolocalisation of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the epidermis of the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 407-410

  Zaccone, Giacomo ^a   Mauceri, Angela ^a   Maisano, Maria ^a   Fasulo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Flask cells; Nitric oxide; Salamander

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EPIDERMIS; FLASK CELLS; NITRIC OXIDE; SALAMANDERS;

ENZYMES;

ISOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; EPIDERMIS; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN VARIANT; SALAMANDER;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33750055305     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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