Sex difference in urethral response to electrical stimulation of efferent nerves in the pudendal sensory branch of rats

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 586-595

  Kontani, Hitoshi ^a   Shiraoya, Chisato ^a  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

d tubocurarine; Pudendal nerve; Rat urethral response; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

AMERIZOL; APOPRON; ATROPINE; CHLORALOSE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; URETHAN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CATHETER; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETHRA; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEXAMETHONIUM; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; TUBOCURARINE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036436208     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.t01-1-00513.x     Document Type: Article

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