Alteration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha-2 mRNA expression and its co-expression with neuronal nitric oxide synthase in pelvic ganglia following unilateral cavernous nerve injury

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-86

  Hisasue, Shin Ichi ^a   Kato, Ryuichi ^a   Kobayashi, Ko ^a   Suetomi, Takahiro ^b   Kiyama, Hiroshi ^c   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous nerve; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Pelvic ganglion; Rats

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA2; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTORS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 37849032107     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01917.x     Document Type: Article

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