The effects of age on the overall population and on sub-populations of myenteric neurons in the rat small intestine

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-488

  Johnson, R J R ^a   Schemann, M ^b   Santer, R M ^c   Cowen, T ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cholinergic neurons; Enteric nervous system; Ileum; Myenteric plexus; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE, SMALL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031871364     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298003574     Document Type: Article

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