Distribution of myenteric NO neurons along the guinea-pig esophagus

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 91-99

  Morikawa, Shunichi ^a   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Guinea pig; Motor endplate; Myenteric plexus; NADPH diaphorase histochemistry; NO

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0032412231     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00131-3     Document Type: Article

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