Localization and role of nitric oxide synthase and endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitors in the rabbit lower urinary tract

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2235-2240

  Masuda, Hitoshi ^a   Tsujii, Toshihiko ^a   Okuno, Tetsuo ^a   Kihara, Kazunori ^a   Goto, Moritaka ^a   Azuma, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Muscle relaxation; Nitric oxide synthase; Rabbits; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0036226630     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65135-X     Document Type: Article

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