Autonomic nervous system as a model of neuronal aging: The role of target tissues and neurotrophic factors

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-19

  Andrews, Timothy J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Dendrites; NGF; Regeneration; Sympathetic neurons

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ATROPHY; AUTONOMICS; DENDRITE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS; OLD AGE; REGENERATION; SYMPATHETIC NEURON; TARGET TISSUES; TISSUE FACTORS;

NEURONS;

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL AGING; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029786932     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960901)35:1<2::AID-JEMT2>3.3.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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