Contractile responses to α1-adrenoceptor agonists in isolated human male and female urethra

BJU International

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-520

  Nishimatsu, H ^a   Mortyama, N ^a   Hamada, K ^b   Ukai, Y ^b   Yamazaki, S ^a   Kameyama, S ^a   Konno, N ^a   Ishida, Y ^c   Ishii, Y ^d   Murayama, T ^e   Kitamura, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIPPON SHINYAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

^c KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hosp   (Japan)

^e Department of Dentistry Oral surgery   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractions; Human urethra; NS 49; 1 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

3' (2 AMINO 1 HYDROXYETHYL) 4' FLUOROMETHANESULFONANILIDE; 5 METHYLURAPIDIL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; 3'-(2-AMINO-1-HYDROXYETHYL)-4'-FLUOROMETHANESULFONANILIDE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANILIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETHRA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANILIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHENYLEPHRINE; URETHRA;

EID: 0032586749     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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