Skin biopsies in the assessment of the autonomic nervous system

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 371-378

  Wang, Ningshan ^a   Gibbons, Christopher H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Autonomic; Cholinergic; Cutaneous; Innervation; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOPSY; CUTANEOUS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADRENERGIC; AUTONOMIC; CHOLINERGIC; CUTANEOUS; INNERVATION; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOPSY; HUMANS; SKIN;

EID: 84884954139     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53491-0.00030-4     Document Type: Chapter

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