Ultrastructure of bombesin-like immunoreactive nerve terminals in the nucleus of the solitary tract and the dorsal motor nucleus

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-182

  Lynn, Richard B ^a   Bechtold, Lesley S ^a   Miselis, Richard R ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal vagal complex; Gastrin releasing peptide; Gastrointestinal; Parasympathetic; Rat

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH FUNCTION; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BOMBESIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031026444     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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