Table 1. Distribution of NGF (a) and TrkA (b) immunoreactivities in the vas deferens and accessory male sex glands of normal and castrated rats (b.e.c. basal epithelial cells, s.e.c. secretory epithelial cells, n. nerves, f.s.c. fibromuscular stromal cells + low density, ++ medium density, +++ high density).
a) | ||||||||
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Vas deferens | Vesicular gland | Dorsal prostate | Ventral prostate | |||||
normal | Castrated | normal | Castrated | normal | castrated | normal | castrated | |
b.e.c. | ||||||||
s.e.c. | ++ | ++ | + | + | + | + | ||
f.s.c. | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ||
n. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
b) | ||||||||
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Vas deferens | Vesicular gland | Dorsal prostate | Ventral prostate | |||||
normal | Castrated | normal | Castrated | normal | castrated | normal | castrated | |
b.e.c. | + | +++ | + | +++ | ||||
s.e.c. | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ||||
f.s.c. | ||||||||
n. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |