A non-nitrergic smooth muscle relaxant factor released from the contracting rat urinary bladder

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-116

  Fovaeus, M ^a   Fujiwara, M ^b   Hogestatt E D ^b   Persson, K ^b   Andersson, K E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioassay; Indomethacin; Nitric oxide; Prostanoids; Relaxation; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BLADDER; BLADDER MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URINARY BLADDER; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0031964084     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1998.0250f.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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