Brainstem topology of the vagal motoneurons projecting to the esophagus and stomach in the house musk shrew, Suncus murinus

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-181

  Won, Moo Ho ^a   Matsuo, Koji ^b   Oh, Yang Seok ^a   Kitoh, Junjoh ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambiguous nucleus (AN); Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve (DMX); Esophagus; Retrograde tracing; Stomach; Suncus murinus; Viscerotropic organization

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; INNERVATION; INSECTIVORE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; SHREWS; STOMACH; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032485006     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00123-9     Document Type: Article

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