Morphology and innervation pattern of the feline urogenital junction

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 317-325

  Wrobel, K H ^a   Gurtler A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; INNERVATION; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; RETE TESTIS; SPERMATIC CORD; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RETE TESTIS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 9644259161     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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