Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of rhabdosphincter component of the prostatic capsule

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1819-1828

  Elbadawi, Ahmad ^b   Mathews, Ranjiv ^b   Light, J Keith ^a   Wheeler, Thomas M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Image analysis; Immunohistochemistry; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; COLLAGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; STRESS INCONTINENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030752183     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64138-7     Document Type: Article

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