Central nervous system control of the lower urinary tract: New pharmacological approaches to stress urinary incontinence in women

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-33

  Thor, Karl B ^a,b,c   Donatucci, Craig ^b  

^a Dynogen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Norepinephrine; Reflex; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Urethra; Urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DULOXETINE; ESTROGEN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

BLADDER CAPACITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URETHRA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BLADDER; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; URODYNAMICS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; REFLEX; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THIOPHENES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 3242742187     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000118381.04432.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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