Mechanical properties and innervation of the smooth muscle layers of the urethra of greyhounds

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 588-595

  Van Der Werf, B A ^a   Creed, K E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraction; Greyhound; Relaxation; Smooth muscle; Urethra

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MICTURITION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STEREOMETRY; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION;

EID: 0036379731     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02971.x     Document Type: Article

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