Effects of atropine, isoproterenol and propranolol on the rabbit bladder contraction induced by intra-arterial administration of acetylcholine and ATP

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1863-1866

  Liu, Shih Ping ^b   Horan, Patrick ^b   Levin, Robert M ^a  

^a ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenergic stimulation; Bladder contraction; Cholinergic transmission; Intra arterial administration of acetylcholine and ATP; Purinergic transmission

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0345411420     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62433-9     Document Type: Article

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