Immunohistochemical localization of the water channels AQP4 and AQP5 in the rat pituitary gland

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 259-266

  Matsuzaki, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Inahata, Yuki ^a,c   Sawai, Nobuhiko ^a   Yang, Chun Ying ^a   Kobayashi, Makito ^c   Takata, Kuniaki ^b   Ozawa, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Folliculo stellate (FS) cell; Pituitary gland; Rat

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 84855242897     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.11031     Document Type: Article

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