The organisation of the enteric nervous system in the submucous and mucous layers of the small intestine of the pig studied by VIP and neurofilament protein immunohistochemistry

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-267

  Balemba, O B ^a   Grondahl M L ^b   Mbassa, G K ^a   Semuguruka, W D ^a   Hay Smith, A ^b   Skadhauge, E ^b   Dantzer, V ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Neurofilament protein; Small intestine; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; SUBMUCOSA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS; SWINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031776651     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297003221     Document Type: Article

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