Preganglionic neurons of the sphenopalatine ganglia reside in the dorsal facial area of the medulla in cats

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-40

  Chyi, Theresa ^a   Wang, Shwun De ^b   Gong, Chi Li ^c   Lin, Sin Zon ^d   Cheng, Vie ^a   Kuo, Jon Son ^d,e  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebral vessel; Facial nerve; Glossopharyngeal nerve; Immunohistochemistry; Lateral tegmental field; Parasympathetic; Sphenopalatine ganglion

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAT; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 15944416708     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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