Neurotrophic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in major pelvic ganglia of young and aged rats

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Lin, Guiting ^a   Shindel, Alan W ^a   Fandel, Thomas M ^a   Bella, Anthony J ^a   Lin, Ching Shwun ^a   Lue, Tom F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Major pelvic ganglia; Nerve growth; Neurite; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURITES; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 72149111683     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08647.x     Document Type: Article

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