The effects of α1A-adrenoceptor antagonists on the urethral perfusion pressure of the female rat

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1131-1135

  Bae, Jae Hyun ^a   Jung, Phil Bum ^a   Lee, Jeong Gu ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1A adrenoceptor antagonist; Tamsulosin; Urethral perfusion pressure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOXAZOSIN; PHENTOLAMINE; POLYETHYLENE; TAMSULOSIN; URETHAN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; ANIMAL; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; URETHRA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOXAZOSIN; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHENTOLAMINE; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFONAMIDES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 27444442812     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05812.x     Document Type: Article

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