Peptidergic innervation of the human male genital tract

Journal of Urology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 386-391

  Gu, J ^a   Polak, J M ^a   Probert, L ^a   Islam, K N ^b   Marangos, P J ^b   Mina, S ^b   Adrian, T E ^b   McGregor, G P ^b   O'Shaughnessy, D J ^b   Bloom, S R ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROTENSIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PENIS; PROSTATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEMINAL VESICLE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0020550548     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)51174-X     Document Type: Article

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