Age-dependent changes in particulate and soluble guanylyl cyclase activities in urinary tract smooth muscle

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 115-124

  Wheeler, Marcia A ^a   Pontari, Michel ^a   Dokita, Shinobu ^a   Nishimoto, Tadashi ^a   Cho, Yong Ho ^a   Hong, Ki Whan ^a   Weiss, Robert M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrial natriuretic factor; Bladder dome; Sodium nitroprusside; Ureter; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETER; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITROPRUSSIDE; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0031056182     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006823611864     Document Type: Article

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