Sympathetic innervation of the ileocecal junction in horses

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 4046-4066

  Russo, D ^a   Bombardi, C ^a   Grandis, A ^a   Furness, J B ^b   Spadari, A ^a   Bernardini, C ^a   Chiocchetti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorescent tracer; Horse; Ileocecal junction; Immunohistochemistry; Sympathetic innervation

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CECUM; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HORSES; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANCE P; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 77955685599     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22443     Document Type: Article

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