Location of external anal sphincter motoneurons in the sacral cord of the female domestic pig

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-206

  Blok, Bertil F M ^a   Roukema, Gert ^a   Geerdes, Bas ^b   Holstege, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal atresia; Central canal; Horseradish peroxidase; Medial intermediate zone; Onuf's nucleus; Pelvic floor musculature

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

EID: 0030569010     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13043-3     Document Type: Article

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