Protracted elevation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity: In axotomised adult pudendal motor neurons

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 547-565

  Pullen, A H ^a   Humphreys, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NOS1; Onuf's nucleus; Pudendal nerve transection; Sacral motoneurons

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIGATION; MICRODENSITOMETRY; MOTONEURON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SACRUM; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA;

EID: 0032790729     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299004975     Document Type: Article

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