Identification of CNS neurons innervating the rat prostate: A transneuronal tracing study using pseudorabies virus

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-15

  Orr, Rosemary ^a   Marson, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Parasympathetic; Preganglionic neurons; Prostate; Spinal cord; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PELVIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODS; NEURONS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032490852     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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