Quantitative analysis of inputs to somatostatin-immunoreactive descending interneurons in the myenteric plexus of the guinea-pig small intestine

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-226

  Pompolo, S ^a   Furness, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Guinea pig; Immunocytochemistry; Intestinal motility; Somatostatin; Synaptic connections

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTERNEURON; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; INTERNEURONS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SOMATOSTATIN; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031734731     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051171     Document Type: Article

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