Parasympathetic innervation of cephalic arteries in rabbits: Comparison with sympathetic and sensory innervation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 389, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 484-495

  Zhu, Bao Song ^a   Blessing, William W ^a   Gibbins, Ian L ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Blood vessels; Cranial autonomic ganglia; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; GANGLIA, SENSORY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RABBITS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031583834     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971222)389:3<484::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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