Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-like immunoreactivity in intraprostatic neurons and major pelvic ganglia in the rat.
VIP-like immunoreactive neurons have been found within the prostate and major pelvic ganglia of the male rats; they are of two different sizes. Moreover many VIP-like nerve fibers were found around the perikarya. On the basis of present data it is suggested that VIP-like prostatic nerves arise from both pelvic ganglia and intraprostatic neurons.
Departament of Morphology and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Oviedo, Spain.
J A
JA
Vega
J F
JF
Zubizarreta
M
M
del Valle
L C
LC
Hernández
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A
Pérez-Casas
D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D005724:Ganglia / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000294:innervation*; D011467:Prostate / Q000294:innervation*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase