Neural regulation of gastrointestinal inflammation: Role of the sympathetic nervous system

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-88

  Cervi, Andrea L ^a   Lukewich, Mark K ^a   Lomax, Alan E ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Neuroimmunology; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC ANTIINFLAMMATORY PATHWAY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL IMMUNE CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE CELL; NEURAL REGULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INFLAMMATION; INNERVATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84898924263     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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