Sensory innervation of conjunctival lymph follicles in cynomolgus monkeys

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 884-892

  Ruskell, Gordon L ^a   Vanderwerf, Frans ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

conjunctiva; epithelium; lymph follicles; primate; sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MONKEY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; DENERVATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0031000586     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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