Synaptic organisation of neuropeptide-containing preganglionic boutons in lumbar sympathetic ganglia of guinea pigs

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 398, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 551-567

  Murphy, Susan M ^a,b   Matthew, Sue E ^a   Rodgers, Helen F ^a   Lituri, Darren T ^a   Gibbins, Ian L ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Convergence; Immunohistochemistry; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; METENKEPHALIN[6 ARGININE 7 GLYCINE 8 LEUCINE]; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032494281     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980907)398:4<551::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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