Immunohistochemical localization of aquaporin-4 in the rat pituitary gland

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1307-1312

  Kuwahara, Sachi ^a   Maeda, Seishi ^a   Ardiles, Yona ^a   Jun, Jin Gon ^a   Tanaka, Koichi ^a   Hayakawa, Tetsu ^a   Seki, Makoto ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4; Folliculo stellate cell; Immunofluorescence analysis; Pituicyte; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S100 PROTEINS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78249282288     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0087     Document Type: Article

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