Anatomy of the Pelvic Plexus and Innervation of the Prostate Gland

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-129

  Ali, M ^a   Johnson, Ian P ^a   Hobson, J ^a   Mohammadi, B ^a   Khan, F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; Impotence; Inferior hypogastric plexus; Prostate

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CADAVER; GANGLION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE PLEXUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SACRUM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TISSUE SECTION; VERTEBRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; PROSTATE;

EID: 1542514704     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10187     Document Type: Article

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