The electrical properties and responses to nerve stimulation of the proximal urethra of the male rabbit

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-553

  Creed, K E ^a   Oike, M ^a   Ito, Y ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Junction potentials; Rabbit urethra; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; URETHRA;

EID: 0031401060     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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