Neurochemical features of boar lumbosacral dorsal root ganglion neurons and characterization of sensory neurons innervating the urinary bladder trigone

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 342-366

  Russo, D ^a   Clavenzani, P ^a   Sorteni, C ^a   Bo Minelli, L ^b   Botti, M ^b   Gazza, F ^b   Panu, R ^b   Ragionieri, L ^b   Chiocchetti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescent tracer; Immunohistochemistry; Nociceptors

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ISOLECTIN B4; NEUROFILAMENT 200 PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER INNERVATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRIFFONIA; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; SWINE; URINARY BLADDER TRIGONE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LECTINS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SUBSTANCE P; SWINE; TRPV CATION CHANNELS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84870655177     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23177     Document Type: Article

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