Biomechanical characterization of the urethral musculature

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Jankowski, Ron J ^a,c   Prantil, Rachelle L ^a   Chancellor, Michael B ^c   De Groat, William C ^c   Huard, Johnny ^a,b,c   Vorp, David A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Smooth; Striated

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; URETHRA;

EID: 33646571560     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00330.2005     Document Type: Article

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