Immunohistochemical study of the pre- and postnatal innervation of the dog lower urinary tract: Morphological aspects at the basis of the consolidation of the micturition reflex

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-304

  Arrighi, Silvana ^a   Bosi, G ^a   Cremonesi, F ^a   Domeneghini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult dog; Development; Foetus; Histochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; Innervation; Low urinary tract; Micturition reflex

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GALANIN; GENE PRODUCT; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLOOD VESSEL; BREED; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOG; ENDOCRINE CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICTURITION REFLEX; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRENATAL PERIOD; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DOGS; FEMALE; FETUS; GALANIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROLINE; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

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EID: 39949084496     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-9030-x     Document Type: Article

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