Quantitative immunohistochemical study of the innervation of the guinea-pig lower urinary tract

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 424-429

  Kunze, Andreas ^a   Neuhaus, Jochen ^b   Stolzenburg, Jens Uwe ^b  

^a St Barbara Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detrusor; Internal sphincter; Longitudinal urethral musculature; Morphometry; Neurotransmitters; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE FIBERS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 33745684233     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06235.x     Document Type: Article

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