Spinal cord projections and neuropeptides in visceral afferent neurons

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 67, Issue C, 1986, Pages 165-187

  De Groat, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; VISCERA;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISCERA;

EID: 0022989172     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)62762-4     Document Type: Article

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