Immunohistochemical study of the innervation of pulmonary vessels and smooth muscles in the respiratory tract of two frog species

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-193

  Zaccone, Giacomo ^a   Mauceri, Angela ^a   Cascio, Patrizia Lo ^a   Minniti, Francesco ^a   Parrino, Vincenzo ^a   Fasulo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenergic innervation; Frog; NANC; Nerve fibers; Respiratory tract; Smooth muscle; Vasculatures

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

PULMONARY VESSELS; RESPIRATORY TRACT;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; AIRWAY; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LARYNX; LUNG; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STAINING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DISCOGLOSSUS; DISCOGLOSSUS PICTUS; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 3042833889     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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