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Novel Insights in the Neurochemistry and Function of Pulmonary Sensory Receptors

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
978-3-642-22771-4, 978-3-642-22772-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-22772-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2223029 bytes)
Series
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology 211
Edition
1
Pages
118\125
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00

Description

With the advances of immunohistochemistry in combination with confocal microscopy, airway sensory receptor end-organs can now be examined and evaluated objectively. Based on their ‘neurochemical coding’, morphology, location and origin, three sensory receptor end organs are currently morphologically well-characterised: smooth muscle-associated airway receptors (SMARs), neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs) and visceral pleura receptors (VPRs). The present information on the functional morphological and neurochemical characteristics of these sensory receptors, leads to important conclusions about their (possible) function.

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