Tainio H, Järvilehto K, Kylmälä T
Section of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, Finland.
Acta Histochem. 1993 May;94(2):167-71. doi: 10.1016/S0065-1281(11)80370-3.
Tyrosine hydroxylase and neuropeptidergic innervations of the obstructed pelveoureteral junctions of four different patients were investigated by immunohistochemical methods. A dense innervation of tyrosine hydroxylase- and neuropeptide Y-nerves was found especially in the pelveoureteral junction, which was congenitally obstructed, compared to others found later (13- and 23-year old females). Also quite numerous vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-nerves were seen as well as some calcitonin gene-related peptide-, galanin- and substance P-nerves in the muscular layer of ureter. The innervation pattern of the obstructed pelveoureteral junction of the horseshoe kidney was found to be normal.
