Immunohistochemical characteristics of neurons supplying the porcine bulbourethral gland

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-142

  Klimczuk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bulbourethral gland; Immunohistochemistry; Innervation; Neuropeptides; Pig; Retrograde tracing

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; GALANIN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENTERY; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPINAL GANGLION; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042559573     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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