Development of neuromuscular junctions on small mesenteric arteries of the rat

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-62

  Luff, Susan E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONS; ILEUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033403887     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007063717516     Document Type: Article

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