Distribution and origin of nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the rat epididymis

Brain Research

Volumn 738, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 292-300

  Dun, N J ^a   Dun, S L ^a   Huang, R L ^a   Dun, E C ^a   Lai, C C ^a   Wong, P Y D ^b   Forstermann U ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

choline acetyltransferase; major pelvic ganglion; tyrosine hydroxylase; vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STILBAMIDINES; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0030569307     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00795-0     Document Type: Article

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