Myenteric neurons with different projections have different dendritic tree patterns: A morphometric study in the pig ileum

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Brehmer, Axel ^a,b   Beleites, Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Dendrite; Enteric nervous system; Morphometry; Neuron types; Silver impregnation; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ILEUM; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MORPHOMETRICS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SWINE;

EID: 0030574050     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(96)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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