A non-nitrergic smooth muscle relaxant factor released from rat urinary bladder by muscarinic receptor stimulaton

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 649-653

  Fovaeus, Magnus ^a   Fujiwara, Masayo ^b   Högestätt, Edward D ^b   Persson, Katarina ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioassay; Detrusor; Nitric oxide; Prostanoids; Relaxation; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CARBACHOL; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CARBACHOL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITROARGININE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0033070896     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61988-8     Document Type: Article

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