Innervation and vasculature of human sweat glands: An immunohistochemistry-laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy study

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 11 II, 1994, Pages 6825-6833

  Kennedy, William R ^a,b   Wendelschafer Crabb, Gwen ^a   Brelje, T Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

blood vessels; confocal microscopy; immunohistochemistry; nerves; PGP 9.5; skin biopsy; sudomotor; sweat gland

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; LECTIN; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; LASER; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEAT GLAND; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0028150961     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-11-06825.1994     Document Type: Article

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