Effect of periurethral denervation on function of the female urethra

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1637-1645

  Wai, C Y ^a,b   Liehr, P ^a   Tibbals, H F ^a   Sager, M ^a   Schaffer, J I ^a   Word, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation; Incontinence; Lower urinary tract; Neurophysiology; Rat

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ARGININE; ARGIPRESSIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; INCONTINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0347357742     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00901-3     Document Type: Article

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