Neural regulation of inflammation: No neural connection from the vagus to splenic sympathetic neurons

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1180-1185

  Bratton, B O ^a   Martelli, D ^a   Mckinley, M J ^a   Trevaks, D ^a   Anderson, C R ^b   Mcallen, R M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 84868194011     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.061531     Document Type: Article

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