Novel Insights in the Neurochemistry and Function of Pulmonary Sensory Receptors

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Edition:
2012
Series:
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (Book 211)
Author:
Inge Brouns, Isabel Pintelon, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Dirk Adriaensen
ISBN:
9783642227721
Related ISBNs:
9783642227714
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-07-28
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction