Capsaicin-induced bladder overactivity and nociceptive behaviour in conscious rats: Involvement of spinal nitric oxide

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-191

  Pandita, Raj Kumar ^a   Persson, Katarina ^a   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capsaicin, behaviour; Nitric oxide synthase; Nociception; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLADDER; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA; VISCERAL PAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION;

EID: 0031565138     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00116-1     Document Type: Article

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