On lung nerves and neurogenic injury

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 226-240

  Pérez Fontán, J Julio ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Denervation; Lung transplantation; Neurogenic inflammation; Parasympathetic system; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; PREPROTACHYKININ; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ;

BRAIN STEM; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHUS TONE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; DENERVATION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INNERVATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

DENERVATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036377940     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/078538902320322493     Document Type: Review

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