Absence of large-diameter sensory fibres in a nerve to the cat humerus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-255

  Ivanusic, Jason J ^a   Mahns, David A ^a   Sahai, Vineet ^a   Rowe, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone nociception; Bone related afferents; Nerve fibre diameter; Sensory innervation of bone; Sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BONE MARROW; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMERUS; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MEDIAN NERVE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; CATS; FORELIMB; HUMERUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTOMY; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644844261     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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