Analysis of nerve supply pattern in thoracic duct in young and elderly men

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 46-52

  Mignini, Fiorenzo ^a   Sabbatini, Maurizio ^b   Cavallotti, Chiara ^c   Cavallotti, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG INNERVATION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THORACIC DUCT;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; THORACIC DUCT; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 84862866172     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2011.0014     Document Type: Review

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