Analysis of nerve supply pattern in human lymphatic vessels of young and old men

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 189-197

  Mignini, F ^a   Sabbatini, M ^b   Coppola, L ^c   Cavallotti, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHAT PROTEIN; DOPAMINE; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; PGP 9.5 PROTEIN; SP PROTEIN; TH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIP PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL LYMPH VESSEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; LYMPH CAPILLARY; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPH VESSEL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAPILLARIES; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MESENTERY; NECK; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE P; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 84871319724     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2012.0013     Document Type: Article

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