Catecholaminergic nerve fibers in bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue: Age-related changes

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-68

  Cavallotti, C ^a   Tranquilli Leali, F M ^a   Galea, N ^a   Tonnarini, G ^b  

^a Dept of Cardiovasc and Resp Sci   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related changes; BALT; Nor epinephrine; Sympathetic nerve fibers

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUNG CAPILLARY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRACHEA;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CATECHOLAMINES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STAINING AND LABELING;

BRONCHUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 2442686406     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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