Effects of nifedipine on bladder overactivity in rats with cerebral infarction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1502-1507

  Nakamura, Yasuo ^a   Yokoyama, Osamu ^b   Komatsu, Kazuto ^b   Mita, Eiko ^b   Namiki, Mikio ^b   Kontani, Hitoshi ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder overactivity; Calcium antagonist; Neurogenic bladder; Stroke

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER INNERVATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE;

EID: 0032856532     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68348-6     Document Type: Article

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