Effect of α1 adrenoceptor antagonist on the urodynamics of the upper and lower urinary tract of the male rat

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-229

  Lee, Jeong Zoo ^a   Tillig, Bernd ^b   Perkash, Inder ^c   Constantinou, Christos E ^c  

^a Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Peristalsis; Prazosin; Reflux; Renal pelvic pressure; Ureter; Urethra; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINARY TRACT; URODYNAMICS; ANIMAL; BLADDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELEVISION; URETER; URINE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; PRAZOSIN; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; TELEVISION; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT; URINATION; URINE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031639665     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6777(1998)17:3<213::AID-NAU6>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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