Denervation, but not decentralization, reduces nerve growth factor content of the mesenteric artery

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2295-2299

  Liu, Dennis T ^a   Reid, Michelle T ^a   Bridges, Diana C McL ^a   Rush, Robert A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denervation; Immunoassay; Mesenteric artery; Nerve growth factor; Sympathetic decentralization

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENERVATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EFFECTOR CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029890855     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66062295.x     Document Type: Article

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