Role of spinal nitric oxide in the facilitation of the micturition reflex by bladder irritation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 355-360

  Kakizaki, Hidehiro ^a   De Groat, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Nitric oxide; Spinal cord; Urethra; Urination

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER IRRITATION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CYSTOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACIDS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL; ARGININE; BLADDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; URETHRA; URINATION;

EID: 0029655727     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66660-6     Document Type: Article

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