A quantitative study of nerve distribution in the conduction system of the guinea pig heart

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 403-416

  Crick, Simon J ^a   Sheppard, Mary N ^a,c   Anderson, Robert H ^b   Polak, Julia M ^a   Wharton, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GENE PRODUCT; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART NERVE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBERS;

EID: 0029871422     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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