Folliculostellate cells in pituitary pars distalis of male viscacha: immunohistochemical, morphometric and ultrastructural study

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Acosta, Mariano ^a   Verónica, Filippa ^a   Mohamed, Fabian ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Distribution; Folliculostellate cells; Immunohistochemistry; Lagostomus; Pituitary; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; RODENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RODENTIA; S100 PROTEINS; VIMENTIN;

LAGOSTOMUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77950480459     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2010.e1     Document Type: Article

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