Dorsoventral organization of sensory nerves in the lumbar spine as indicated by double labeling of dorsal root ganglion neurons

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 578-583

  Takahashi, Yuzuru ^a   Ohtori, Seiji ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1' DIOCTADECYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; FLUOROGOLD;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INGUINAL REGION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PSOAS MUSCLE; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RAT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 77956523216     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-010-1482-0     Document Type: Article

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