Morphological study of vagal innervation in human semilunar valves using a histochemical method

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-66

  Kawano, Hiroaki ^a   Shirai, Toshikazu ^a   Kawano, Yasuko ^a   Okada, Ryozo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase positive nerve; Human valve study; Semilunar valves; Vagal innervation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART VALVE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; PULMONARY VALVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030029265     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.60.62     Document Type: Article

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