The lumbar preganglionic sympathetic supply to rat tail and hindpaw

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Rathner, J A ^a   McAllen, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Skin blood flow; Spinal cord; Sweat gland; Vasomotor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FOOT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEAT GLAND; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HINDLIMB; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TAIL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032580150     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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