Localization of peripheral autonomic neurons innervating the boar urinary bladder trigone and neurochemical features of the sympathetic component

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-105

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Peripheral autonomic neurons; Pig; Retrograde tracing; Urinary bladder trigone

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84892667676     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2013.e16     Document Type: Article

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