Neuropeptides in the seminal vesicles: Locations, binding sites and functional implications

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 503-512

  Pinho, M S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Male accessory sex glands; Nerves; Neuropeptide Y; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEPTIDE HISTIDINE ISOLEUCINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW; CASTRATION; DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SECRETION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 0030959585     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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