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The sympathetic innervation of the vocal cord

An experimental study in the guinea pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Basterra ,
P. N. Dilly  and
C. Chumbley
J. Basterra*
Affiliation:
Profesor Titular de ORL, Director of the Surgical Department, Valencia Medical School, Spain.
P. N. Dilly
Affiliation:
Chairman, Department of Anatomy, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London.
C. Chumbley
Affiliation:
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London.
*
Jorge Basterra, Profesor Titular de Otorrinolaringologia, Facultad de Medicina, Paseo Blasco Ibaries, 460010 Valencia, Spain.
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Abstract

Formaldehyde-induced fluorescence and electron microscopy have been used to show the sympathetic innervation of the vocal cord in the guinea pig. The topographical distribution and morphology of the sympathetic fibres and endings are commented upon.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 10 , October 1987 , pp. 1040 - 1045
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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