Immunohistochemical study of the corpora cavernosa of the human clitoris

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-520

  Toesca, Amelia ^a   Stolfi, Vito M ^b   Cocchia, Domenico ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Corpora cavernosa

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLITORIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

ADULT; CLITORIS; DESMIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; S100 PROTEINS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0030036105     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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