Distribution pattern of CART-containing neurons and cells in the human pancreas

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 695-699

  Kasacka, Irena ^a   Janiuk, Izabela ^b   Lewandowska, Alicja ^a   Bekisz, Agnieszka ^a   Łebkowski, Wojciech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

CART; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PANCREAS; PANCREAS CELL; PERIKARYON; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PANCREAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863482766     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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