The microvascular architecture of the rat vagina revealed by image analysis of vascular corrosion casts

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 1999, Pages S23-S30

  Shabsigh, A ^a   Buttyan, R ^a   Burchardt, T ^a   Buchardt, M ^a   Hayek, O R ^a   D'Agati V ^a   Olsson, C ^a   Shabsigh, R ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunction; Scanning electron microscopy; Vagina; Vascular corrosion cast

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAGINA; VULVA;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ARTERIOLES; CAPILLARIES; CLITORIS; CORROSION CASTING; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VAGINA; VEINS; VENULES; VULVA;

EID: 0032722532     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900467     Document Type: Article

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