Involvement of nitric oxide in the potentiation of neurogenic contraction by manganese and nickel ions in mouse urinary bladder

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 358, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 678-681

  Liu, Shing Hwa ^a   Lin Shiau, Shoei Yn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contraction; Manganese; Nickel Detrusor; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ATROPINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; COBALT; COPPER ION; DIVALENT CATION; MANGANESE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031699661     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005311     Document Type: Article

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