Effects of potassium channel inhibitors on nitrergic and adrenergic neurotransmission in lamina propria of the female rabbit urethra

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 354, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 336-342

  Zygmunt, Pia K E ^a   Högestätt, Edward D ^a   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Non adrenergic non cholinergic nerves; Potassium channels; Rabbit urethra

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DENDROTOXIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; LINSIDOMINE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; LAMINA PROPRIA; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; URETHRA;

EID: 0029818985     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00171065     Document Type: Article

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