Biologie. - Evidence for a intimate relationship between mast cells and nerve fibers in the tongue of the frog, Rana esculenta

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rendiconti Lincei Matematica E Applicazioni

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Baccari, Gabriella Chieffi ^a   Minucci, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mast cell; Nerve fibers; Rana esculenta

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844408612     PISSN: 11206330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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