Age-related changes in vagal afferents innervating the gastrointestinal tract

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 90-98

  Phillips, Robert J ^a   Walter, Gary C ^a   Powley, Terry L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Intestines; Intraganglionic laminar endings; Intramuscular arrays; Myenteric; Senescence; Stomach; Trophic factors; Vagus; Villus afferents

Indexed keywords

AGE SPECIFIC CARE; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INCLUSION; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NODOSE GANGLION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; VAGUS NERVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; NERVE ENDINGS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; VAGUS NERVE; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 73949094768     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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