The anatomy and innervation of the mammalian pineal gland

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 309, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 139-150

  Møller, Morten ^a   Baeres, Florian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central innervation; Otic ganglion; Sphenopalatine ganglion; Superior cervical ganglion; Trigeminal ganglion

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INNERVATION; LEYDIG CELL; MAMMAL; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PARENCHYMA; PHAGOCYTE; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; NERVE TRACT; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

ANIMAL; MAMMALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PINEAL GLAND; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; ANIMALS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035991394     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-002-0580-5     Document Type: Article

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