Remodeling of neuromuscular junctions in aged rat genioglossus muscle

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 113, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Hodges, Sarah H ^a,b   Anderson, Alexandra L ^a,b   Connor, Nadine P ^a,b,c,d  

^a University of Wisconsin ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Confocal microscopy; Genioglossus muscle; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; GENIOGLOSSUS MUSCLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNX MUSCLE; MUSCLE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDER; SWALLOWING; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TONGUE;

EID: 1542724722     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940411300301     Document Type: Article

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