Immunolocalization of G-protein alpha subunits in the olfactory system of the cartilaginous fish Scyliorhinus canicula

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1771-1779

  Ferrando, Sara ^a   Gambardella, Chiara ^a,b   Ravera, Silvia ^a   Bottero, Sergio ^a   Ferrando, Tiziana ^a   Gallus, Lorenzo ^a   Manno, Valentina ^a   Salati, Amir P ^c   Ramoino, Paola ^a   Tagliafierro, Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Khoramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crypt neurons; G o; Olfactory bulb; Olfactory mucosa

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SHARK; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ANIMALS; DOGFISH; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449657811     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21003     Document Type: Article

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