Impairment of peripheral sensory innervation in senescence

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-49

  Ulfhake, B ^a   Bergman, E ^a   Fundin, B T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Mechanosensation; Neurotrophic factors; Target dependence

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATION; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENESCENCE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET ORGAN;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SKIN;

EID: 0037186453     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(01)00368-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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