Nonadrenergic, noncholinergic responses of the rabbit detrusor smooth muscle and the role of L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in these responses

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Sahin, Ayse Saide ^a   Atalik, K E ^a   Dogan, N ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Detrusor (rabbit); In vitro; L Arginine nitric oxide (L ARG NO) pathway; Nonadrenergic, noncholinergic (NANC) responses

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DESENSITIZATION; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0034064956     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2000.22.1.795821     Document Type: Article

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