Calbindin-D28k, calretinin, and S-100 immunoreactivities in rat pineal gland during postnatal development

• Published in: Journal of pineal research Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 127
• Main Authors: Bastianelli, E, Pochet, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.1995
• Subjects: Animals; Calbindin 1; Calbindin 2; Calbindins; Female; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Male; Molecular Weight; Nerve Tissue Proteins - metabolism; Pineal Gland - cytology; Pineal Gland - growth & development; Pineal Gland - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Wistar; S100 Calcium Binding Protein G - metabolism; S100 Proteins - metabolism

Profound morphological modifications occur during postnatal development of the rat pineal gland. We have immunohistochemically followed those events from postnatal day 1 to 20 by using three cytoarchitectonic markers (S-100, calbindin-D28k, and calretinin) that belong to the calmodulin/troponin C ca...