Morphological interrelationship between astrocytes and nerve endings in the rat spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 91-96

  Yihong, Zhang ^a   Tamada, Yoshitaka ^b   Akai, Keisuke ^b   Suwa, Fumihiko ^b  

^a Health Administration of PLA   (China)

^b OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Electron microscopic immunohistochemistry; Nerve endings; Rat; Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CYTOLOGY; FACE PAIN; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; FACIAL PAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE ENDINGS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRIGEMINAL CAUDAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 33846261438     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.83.91     Document Type: Article

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