Acute contractile effects of epidermal growth factor on bladder smooth muscles: An in vivo and in vitro study in rats

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-235

  Vinter Jensen, Lars ^a,b   Kirik, Deniz ^c   Arner, Anders ^c   Nexø, Ebba ^a   Uvelius, Bengt ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder; Muscle contraction; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER MUSCLE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; MUSCLE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SWINE;

EID: 0030738045     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599709070339     Document Type: Article

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