Basic fibroblast growth factor, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivities in the myenteric plexus of the rat esophagus and colon

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-333

  Chadi, Gerson ^a   Gomide, Vânia Canterucci ^a   De Souza, Romeu Rodrigues ^a   Scabello, Rodrigo Torres ^a   Da Silva, César Maurício ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomie nervous system; bFGF; Enteric plexus; GFAP; Glia; Immunohistochemistry; Neurofilament

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLON; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; COLON; ESOPHAGUS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 4544249813     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10252     Document Type: Article

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