Imaging and analysis of perivascular nerves in human mesenteric and coronary arteries: A comparison between epi-fluorescence and confocal microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-134

  Buwalda, J ^a   Colnot, D R ^a   Bleys, R L A W ^a   Groen, G J ^a   Thrasivoulou, C ^b   Cowen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Human arteries; Image analysis; Immunohistochemistry; Perivascular nerves

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030999527     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)02219-4     Document Type: Article

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