ABSTRACT

Taking a comprehensive approach in which all aspects of the vagal afferent system are considered, this extensive text reviews the development, neurochemistry, anatomy, biophysics, pharmacology, and physiology of the vagal afferent nerves. The authors present experimental techniques used to investigate the development, morphology, electrophysiology and reflex function of the vagal afferent nerves, and include state-of-the-art reviews of vagal afferent neurobiology by some of the world's leading experts in these fields.

part |1 pages

Part I Development and Plasticity

part |1 pages

Part II Vagal Sensory Ganglion Neurons

part |1 pages

Part III Vagal Sensory Nerve Terminals

part |1 pages

Part V Organ-Specific Afferent Nerves

chapter 11|36 pages

Bronchopulmonary Vagal Afferent Nerves

chapter 13|25 pages

Cardiac Vagal Afferent Nerves