Differential control over postganglionic neurons in rat cardiac ganglia by NA and DmnX neurons: Anatomical evidence

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 4 55-4, 2004, Pages

  Cheng, Zixi ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Guo, Shang Z ^a   Wurster, Robert ^b   Gozal, David ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterograde tracing; Baroreflex; Brain stem; Heart; Parasympathetic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIOLEYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE METHANESULFONATE; 4 [4 (DIHEXADECYLAMINO)STYRYL] N METHYLPYRIDINIUM IODIDE; CARBOCYANINE; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL MOTOR NUCLEUS; GANGLION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE PLEXUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGUS NERVE NUCLEUS;

EID: 1642278049     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00143.2003     Document Type: Article

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