Nitric oxide synthase-containing nerves and ganglia in the dog prostate: A comparison with other transmitters

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 635-642

  Hedlund, P ^a   Larsson, B ^a   Alm, P ^a   Andersson, K E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; HELOSPECTIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GANGLIA; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTATE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0029831239     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331384     Document Type: Article

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