FIG. 9.
Innervation of regenerated bladders is shown using immunohistochemistry to PGP9.5 at 2 weeks (a), 4 weeks (ganglia, b; nerve bundles, c) and 8 weeks (d) post-STC. Uroplakin (UP3) staining reveals a mature urothelium as early as 1 week post-STC (f), which is maintained 4 weeks post-STC (g), which closely resembles control tissue (e). All images are shown at 40× magnification. Color images available online at www.liebertonline.com/ten.