Gonadotropin-like and adrenocorticotropin-like cells in the pituitary gland of hagfish, Paramyxine atami; immunohistochemistry in combination with lectin histochemistry

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 328, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-572

  Nozaki, Masumi ^a   Shimotani, Toyokazu ^a   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Gonadotropin; Hagfish; Lectin histochemistry; Paramyxine atami (Agnatha Cyclostomata); Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LECTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAGFISH; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMPREY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPHS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPHS; HAGFISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND;

AGNATHA; HAGFISH; LENS CULINARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; PARAMYXINE ATAMI; PETROMYZONTIDAE; PISUM SATIVUM; TETRAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247584616     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0349-3     Document Type: Article

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