Widespread expression of zinc transporter ZnT (SLC30) family members in mouse endocrine cells

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 605-616

  Zhong, Man Li ^a   Chi, Zhi Hong ^a   Shan, Zhong Yan ^a   Teng, Wei Ping ^a   Wan, Zhan You ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Immunohistochemistry; Pancreas; Pituitary; Thyroid; Zinc transporter

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION; ZINC TRANSPORTER; ZINC TRANSPORTER 1; ZINC TRANSPORTER 10; ZINC TRANSPORTER 2; ZINC TRANSPORTER 3; ZINC TRANSPORTER 4; ZINC TRANSPORTER 5; ZINC TRANSPORTER 6; ZINC TRANSPORTER 7; ZINC TRANSPORTER 8; ZINC TRANSPORTER 9;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BASOPHIL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE CELL; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ANIMALS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84867331999     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0979-3     Document Type: Article

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