The utility of the Golgi-Cox method in the morphological characterization of the autonomic innervation in the rat heart

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Gomez Villalobos M J ^a   Gordillo, Aurora Calvo ^a   López, José Rubicel Hernández ^a   Flores, Gonzalo ^a  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Autonomic system; Golgi Cox method; Heart; Morphology; Nerve cell; Nerve fibers; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENSITY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; GOLGI STAIN; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; HEART; MALE; NEURONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 61649095842     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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