Neuroendocrine cells in the vestibular glands of the genital tract of cows and pigs

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 351-355

  Russo, Finizia ^a   Vittoria, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cow; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine cells; Pig; Vestibular glands

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FIBERS; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEINS; TUMORS;

COWS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE CELLS; PIGS; VESTIBULAR GLANDS;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHROMOGRANIN A; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BARTHOLIN GLAND; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EPITHELIUM; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; SWINE; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33750068006     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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