Distribution and changes with age of nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive nerves of the rat urinary bladder, ureter and in lumbosacral sensory neurons

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-144

  Mohammed, H ^a   Santer, R M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Bladder; Dorsal root ganglia; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide synthase; Sensory neurons; Ureter

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGE; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPINAL GANGLION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URETER; UROTHELIUM;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035727704     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.39.3.137.4676     Document Type: Article

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