Neural connections in and around the cavernous sinus in rat, with special reference to cerebrovascular innervation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-291

  Bleys, Ronald L A W ^a   Groen, Gerbrand J ^a   Hommersom, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase histochemistry; cavernous plexus; cranial nerves; pterygopalatine ganglion; whole mount preparations

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE;

ANIMALS; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029879109     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960527)369:2<277::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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