Pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve carries intraepithelial afferent fibers in the cat pharynx: An elucidation of the origin and central and peripheral distribution of these components

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 905-913

  Miyazaki, J ^a   Shin, T ^a   Murata, Y ^a   Masuko, S ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0033067855     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70335-9     Document Type: Article

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