Physiologic effect of nifedipine and tamsulosin on contractility of distal ureter

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 565-568

  Troxel, Scott ^a,b   Jones, A W ^a   Magliola, L ^a   Benson, J S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEFLAZACORT; DICLOFENAC; DOXAZOSIN; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; STEROID; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KIDNEY COLIC; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SWINE; URETER CONTRACTILITY; URETER PERISTALSIS; URETER STONE; URETERAL SPASM;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NIFEDIPINE; SULFONAMIDES; SWINE; URETER; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33750625573     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.565     Document Type: Article

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