Morphologic characterization of nerves in whole-mount airway biopsies

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-39

  West, Peter W ^a   Canning, Brendan J ^b   Merlo Pich, Emilio ^c   Woodcock, Ashley A ^a   Smith, Jaclyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

^c Takeda Pharmaceuticals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent neurons; Lung; Mechanoreceptors; Peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANTIBODY; BETA TUBULIN; CYTOKERATIN; PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; SYNAPTIC VESICLE PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; UCHL1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHRONIC COUGH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GANGLION; GENE PRODUCT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; WHOLE MOUNT AIRWAY BIOPSY; AGED; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGHING; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 84937198950     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201412-2293OC     Document Type: Article

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