The effect of tamsulosin on the response of the rabbit bladder to partial outlet obstruction

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-94

  Levin, Robert M ^a,b   Longhurst, Penelope A ^a   Whitbeck, Catherine ^a,b   Korstanje, Cees ^c  

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

^b STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladderoutletobstruction; BPH; LUTS; Rabbit; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; NALBUPHINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TAMSULOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RABBITS; SULFONAMIDES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 30044445947     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20150     Document Type: Article

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