Spinal and peripheral mechanisms contributing to hyperactive voiding in spontaneously hypertensive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 44-4, 1998, Pages

  Persson, Katarina ^a   Pandita, Raj K ^a   Spitsbergen, John M ^b   Steers, William D ^b   Tuttle, Jeremy B ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Sympathetic nervous system; Urethra; Adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

DOXAZOSIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0031793561     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.4.r1366     Document Type: Article

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