Segmental branches emanating from saphenous nerve morphing into sympathetic trunks for innervation of saphenous artery and its clinical implication for arterial sympathectomy
Abstract:Sympathectomy of arteries has been adopted for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease and Raynaud's disease. However, the exact route for sympathetic axons to reach peripheral arteries awaits further investigation that could pave the way for development of new surgical strategies. In this study, saphenous neurovascular bundles from 10 neonatal Sprague‐Dawley rats first were harvested for whole‐mount immunostaining to show sympathetic innervation pattern of the artery. Secondly, 40 Sprague‐Dawley male rat… Show more
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