Cholinergic, nitrergic and peptidergic (Substance P- and CGRP-utilizing) innervation of the horse intestine. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 357-370

  Domeneghini, Cinzia ^a,d   Radaelli, G ^b   Arrighi, S ^a   Bosi, G ^a   Dolera, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Tecnol Vet Sicurezza Alimentare ^*

^d Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; CGRP; Gut; Horse; Nitric oxide; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUBSTANCE P; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NISSL STAINING; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIKARYON; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1842559440     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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