A genetic approach for investigating vagal sensory roles in regulation of gastrointestinal function and food intake

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 126-127, Issue , 2006, Pages 9-29

  Fox, Edward Alan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Chemoreceptor; Intraganglionic laminar ending; Intramuscular array; Meal pattern; Mechanoreceptor; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRACER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; KNOCKOUT GENE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVIEW; STOMACH INNERVATION; STOMACH MUSCLE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTROPHIN 3; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33744534796     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2006.03.005     Document Type: Review

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