Differing effects of NG-monomethyl L-arginine and 7-nitroindazole on detrusor activity

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-69

  Theobald Jr , Robert J ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detrusor contractions; Detrusor relaxation; Micturition volume threshold; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MALE; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; UROTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INDAZOLES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; TRIAZINES; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037216693     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10064     Document Type: Article

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