Partially purified grammostola spatulata venom inhibits stretch activated calcium signaling in bladder myocytes and improves bladder compliance in an in vitro rat whole bladder model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 756-760

  Tertyshnikova, Svetlana ^a   Matson, James A ^a   Thalody, George ^a   Lodge, Nicholas J ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Calcium channels; Muscle, smooth; Venoms

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER MUSCLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MODEL; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0037304588     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64008-6     Document Type: Article

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