Distribution of vagal CGRP-immunoreactive fibers in the lower esophagus and the cardia of the stomach of the rat

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Hayakawa, Tetsu ^a   Kuwahara, Sachi ^a   Maeda, Seishi ^a   Tanaka, Koichi ^a   Seki, Makoto ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Immunohistochemistry; Lower esophageal sphincter; Peptides; Retrograde tracing; Smooth muscle fibers; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; FLUOROGOLD;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH INNERVATION; STOMACH MUCOSA; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN MAPPING; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DIGESTION; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STILBAMIDINES; STOMACH; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 68349131783     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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