Neuro-muscular junctions of longitudinal and circular muscle fibers of the guinea-pig esophagus and their relation to myenteric plexus

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 63-68

  Zhou, De Shan ^a   Desaki, Junzo ^b   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Guinea pig; Myenteric plexus; Neuromuscular junction; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0029932238     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00116-6     Document Type: Article

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