Cardiovascular disease and its association with histological changes of the left stellate ganglion

Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology

Volumn , Issue 3, 2010, Pages 19-24

  Wood, Adam ^a   Docimo Jr , Salvatore ^b   Elkowitz, David E ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary; Nerve sprouting; Stellate ganglion; Sympathetic hyperinnervation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL COUNT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERIKARYON; STELLATE GANGLION;

EID: 78650806909     PISSN: 11795557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CPath.S4285     Document Type: Article

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