Hyperinnervation of mesenteric arteries in spontaneously hypertensive rats by sympathetic but not primary afferent axons: An ultrastructural analysis

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-358

  Luff, Susan E ^a   Young, Simone B ^a   McLachlan, Elspeth M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nerve growth factor; Neuromuscular junctions; Substance P; Vascular innervation

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VARICOSIS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANCE P; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 23844509286     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086886     Document Type: Article

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