Presence and distribution of cholinergic nerves in rat mediastinal brown adipose tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 923-930

  Giordano, Antonio ^a   Frontini, Andrea ^a   Castellucci, Mario ^a   Cinti, Saverio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Cholinergic nerves; Cold exposure; Fasting; Noradrenergic nerves; Parasympathetic system; Rat; Thermoneutrality

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FROZEN SECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; THERMOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; COLD; FASTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042818968     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.3A6246.2004     Document Type: Article

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