Co-localisation of tyrosine hydroxylase, nitric oxide synthase and neuropeptides in neurons of the human postnatal male pelvic ganglia

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 41-50

  Jen, Phillip Y P ^a   Dixon, John S ^a   Gosling, John A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Human; Neuropeptides; Nitric oxide synthase; Pelvic ganglia

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030578203     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(96)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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