Spatial relationships between sympathetic varicosities and smooth muscle cells in the longitudinal layer of the mouse vas deferens

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 413-422

  Cottee, L J ^a   Lavidis, N A ^a   Bennett, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VARICOSIS; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029742641     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284812     Document Type: Article

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