The effects of ageing and of DSP-4 administration on the micturition characteristics of male Wistar rats

Brain Research

Volumn 988, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 130-138

  Ranson, Richard N ^a   Gaunt, Katherine ^a   Santer, Robert M ^a   Watson, Alan H D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Biogenic monoamine; Immunohistochemistry; Locus coeruleus; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0142011162     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03357-2     Document Type: Article

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