An Ultrastructural Study of the Innervation of the Guinea Pig Pancreas

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-117

  Liu, Hai Ping ^a   Tay, Samuel Sam Wah ^a   Leong, Seng Kee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ganglion; Guinea pig; Pancreas; Parasympathetic; Sympathetic; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYDOPAMINE; 5-HYDROXYDOPAMINE; DOPAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NUCLEOLUS; PANCREAS; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYNAPTOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROXYDOPAMINES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; PANCREAS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS;

EID: 1842741377     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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