Comparative analysis of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in the sacral spinal cord of the cat, macaque and human

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-175

  Pullen, A H ^a   Humphreys, P ^a   Baxter, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal and urethral sphincters; Nitric oxide; NOS; Onuf's nucleus; Sacral motor neurons

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CADAVER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CAT; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACACA; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MOTOR NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; LAMIINAE; MACACA;

EID: 0030767679     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297002276     Document Type: Article

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