The Effect of Nitric Oxide on the Resting Tone and the Contractile Behaviour of the External Urethral Sphincter: A Functional Urodynamic Study in Healthy Humans

European Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-373

  Reitz, André ^a   Bretscher, Sibylle ^a   Knapp, Peter A ^a   Müntener, Michael ^b   Wefer, Björn ^a   Schurch, Brigitte ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Muscle relaxation; Nitric Oxide; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 1242270498     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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