Spatial distribution of nerve processes and β-adrenoreceptors in the rat atrioventricular node

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 517-528

  Petrecca, Kevin ^a   Shrier, Alvin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiac conducting system; Heart

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031854350     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298003598     Document Type: Article

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