Histopathologic features of the vagus nerve after electrical stimulation in swine

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 851-856

  Díaz Güemes Martín Portugués, Idoia ^a   Sanchez Margallo F M ^a   Pascual Sanchez Gijon S ^b   Crisostomo Ayala V ^a   Uson Gargallo J ^a  

^a JESÚS USÓN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CENTRE   (Spain)

^b Hospital Santa María del Puerto   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Histopathologic features; Ventral vagal trunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SWINE; THORACOSCOPY; TISSUE GROWTH; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; OBESITY; SWINE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 21744440161     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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