DMSO: Effect on bladder afferent neurons and nitric oxide release

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1989-1995

  Birder, Lori A ^a   Kanai, Anthony J ^b   De Groat, William C ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

C fos; DMSO; Nitric oxide; Sensory neurons; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER INNERVATION; CYSTITIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030771283     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64199-5     Document Type: Article

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