Urocortin-like immunoreactivity in the primary lymphoid organs of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Urocortin (UCN) is a 40 aminoacid peptide which belongs to corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family. This family of peptides stimulates the secretion of proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), b-endorphin and melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) in the pit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2009-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Histochemistry |
| Online Access: | http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/1335 |