Immunohistochemical characterization of chicken pituitary cells containing the vasotocin VT2 receptor

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Jurkevich, Alexander ^a   Berghman, Luc R ^b   Cornett, Lawrence E ^c   Kuenzel, Wayne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanocyte stimulating hormone; Adenohypophysis; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Chicken; Immunohistochemistry; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ARGIPRESTOCIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; VASOTOCIN VT2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MELANOTROPH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOTROPHS; FEMALE; HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTOTROPHS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; VASOTOCIN;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 48149110986     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0636-2     Document Type: Article

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