Measurement of intercellular electrical coupling in guinea-pig detrusor smooth muscle

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 660-664

  Fry, C H ^a   Cooklin, M ^a   Birns, J ^a   Mundy, A R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detrusor smooth muscle; Electrophysiology; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL JUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; HEART; IMPEDANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SUCROSE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0033074439     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61990-6     Document Type: Article

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