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. 2001 Aug;234(2):256–261. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200108000-00016

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Figure 5. Distribution of blood vessels and nerve fibers in human peritoneal adhesions demonstrated in whole-mount preparations by acetylcholinesterase histochemistry. Generally, nerve fibers (black) accompanied blood vessels (white) arranged parallel to the long axis of the adhesion, but some nerve fibers branched independently (arrows) (×18).