Morphological classification of NADPHd-positive and -negative myenteric neurons in the porcine small intestine

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Brehmer, Axel ^a   Stach, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal projection; Enteric nervous system; NADPH diaphorase; Neuron type; Nitric oxide synthase; Pig; Silver impregnation

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE;

EID: 0031013696     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050738     Document Type: Article

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