Intrinsic innervation of a reptilian esophagus (Podarcis hispanica)

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-504

  Junquera, C ^a,b   Martinez Ciriano C ^a   Castiella, T ^b   Aisa, J ^a   Blasco, J ^a   Peg, M T ^a   Azanza, M J ^a  

^a Dpto de Cie Morfológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenergic innervation; Cholinergic innervation; Enteric nervous system; Peptidergic innervation; Reptilia; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; AXONS; ESOPHAGUS; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PODARCIS HISPANICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0031955891     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022474316475     Document Type: Article

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