Neuropeptides in the Human Penis: An Immunohistochemical Study

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 510-520

  HAUSER‐KRONBERGER, CORNELIA ^a   HACKER, GERHARD W ^a   GRAF, ANTON‐H ^b   MACK, DORIS ^a   SUNDLER, FRANK ^c   DIETZE, OTTO ^a   FRICK, JULIAN ^d  

^a Institute of Pathological Anatomy   (Austria)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Austria)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d St Johanns Spital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Erectile tissue; glans penis; helospectin; neuropeptide tyrosine; neuro peptides; substance P; vasoactive Intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GALANIN; HELOSPECTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEPTIDE HISTIDINE METHIONINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS GLANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSORY NERVE;

ADULT; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; GALANIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDES; PENIS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0028596302     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.1994.tb00490.x     Document Type: Article

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