The intrinsic origin of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive nerve fibers in the right atrium of the guinea pig

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-114

  Tanaka, Koichi ^a   Takanaga, Akinori ^a   Hayakawa, Tetsu ^a   Maeda, Seishi ^a   Seki, Makoto ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac ganglia; Cholera toxin B subunit; Double labeling; Guinea pig heart; Intrinsic innervation; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GANGLION; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; VAGOTOMY;

ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; FEMALE; GANGLIA; GUINEA PIGS; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE NET; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0035827521     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01812-2     Document Type: Article

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