Undescended testis is accompanied by calcitonin gene related peptide accumulation within the sensory nucleus of the genitofemoral nerve in trans-scrotal rats

Journal of Urology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1015-1018

  Hrabovszky, Zoltan ^a   Farmer, Pamela J ^a   Hutson, John M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Cryptorchidism; Femoral nerve; Rats; Testis

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMORAL NERVE; GENE LOCATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCROTUM; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; TESTIS DESCENT;

EID: 0035131114     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)66594-9     Document Type: Article

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