Effects of adrenergic α2-receptor agonists on urinary bladder contraction in conscious rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 381-390

  Kontani, H ^a   Tsuji, T ^a   Kimura, S ^a  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenergic 2 receptor agonist; Bladder hyperactivity; Clonidine; Oxymetazoline; Rat micturition reflex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TIZANIDINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; RAT; ANIMAL; BLADDER; DRUG POTENTIATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYMETAZOLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0034353087     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.84.381     Document Type: Article

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