Degenerative changes of afferent neurons in the lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia following complete urethral obstruction in guinea pigs

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-9

  Zhou, Y ^a   Mack, P O P ^a   Ling, E A ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Dorsal root ganglia; Guinea pig; Urethral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER DISTENSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; URETHRA STENOSIS; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 0032808459     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655999750016195     Document Type: Article

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