Extracellular matrix molecules influence innervation density in rat cerebral blood vessels

Brain Research

Volumn 734, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 167-174

  Gavazzi, Isabella ^a   Boyle, Karen S ^a   Cowen, Timothy ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomic; Cerebral blood vessel; Extracellular matrix; Sensory; Sympathetic; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030599198     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00641-5     Document Type: Article

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