The Sympathetic innervation of the human foot

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 905-909

  Dellon, A Lee ^a   Höke, Ahmet ^a   Williams, Eric H ^a   Williams, Chris G ^a   Zhang, Zijie ^a   Rosson, Gedge D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PERIPHERAL NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

FOOT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 84859312973     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182450be8     Document Type: Review

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