Comparative studies on urethral function

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 388-392

  Habib, M ^a   Krasnopolsky, L ^a   Gaafar, S ^a   Levin, R M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETHANECHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTROGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; RABBIT; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BETHANECHOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; RABBITS; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030341775     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00183121     Document Type: Article

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