Distribution of components of basal lamina and dystrophin-dystroglycan complex in the rat pineal gland: Differences from the brain tissue and between the subdivisions of the gland

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Bagyura, Zsolt ^a   Pócsai, Károly ^a   Kálmán, Mihály ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Agrin; Aquaporin; GFAP; Perlecan; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN; DYSTROPHIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN S 100; S 100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; S-100 CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN LEVEL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DYSTROGLYCANS; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S100 PROTEINS; TISSUE FIXATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 74749107608     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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