Neuropeptide Y in rat detrusor and its effect on nerve‐mediated and acetylcholine‐evoked contractions

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 95-102

  Iravani, M M ^a   Zar, M A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholinergic neurotransmission; Detrusor muscle; neuropeptide Y; nifedipine; non cholinergic neurotransmission; urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ATROPINE; INDOMETACIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NIFEDIPINE; OXIDOPAMINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NIFEDIPINE; OXIDOPAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0028026805     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb16179.x     Document Type: Article

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