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The Neurochemical Coding of Airway Afferents

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Novel Insights in the Neurochemistry and Function of Pulmonary Sensory Receptors

Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology ((ADVSANAT,volume 211))

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Abstract

The “neurochemical coding” is the combination of chemical features (e.g., structural proteins, molecular receptors, neurotransmitter content) that defines a neuronal cell type or certain nerve fibre population. With the advances of immunohistochemistry, in combination with confocal microscopy, intrapulmonary airway sensory nerve fibres and the concomitant airway receptor end-structures can now be examined in detail and evaluated objectively (Yu 2009). Moreover, application of these techniques potentially allows to clearly evaluate the relationship of primary afferents with associated tissues and cells, and to get more profound insights into their potential functions.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Sciences Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium

    Dr. Inge Brouns & Dr. Isabel Pintelon

  2. Department of Veterinary Sciences Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Timmermans & Dr. Dirk Adriaensen

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Brouns, I., Pintelon, I., Timmermans, JP., Adriaensen, D. (2012). The Neurochemical Coding of Airway Afferents. In: Novel Insights in the Neurochemistry and Function of Pulmonary Sensory Receptors. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 211. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22772-1_4

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