Histochemical localization and quantitative morphometric analysis of autonomic and sensory nerves in bronchi of two lines of guinea pigs different in bronchial sensitivity to acetylcholine exposure

Pathophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-137

  Takeuchi, Shunji ^a   Yoshimura, Hiroyuki ^a   Go, Koichiro ^a   Nishibata, Ryoji ^a   Mikami, Hiroki ^a  

^a Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Bronchi; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Guinea pig; Substance P; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BRONCHUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030152267     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4680(96)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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