Enhancement of rat bladder contraction by artificial sweeteners via increased extracellular Ca2+ influx

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-224

  Dasgupta, Jaydip ^a   Elliott, Ruth A ^a   Doshani, Angie ^a   Tincello, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acesulfame K; Aspartame; Bladder; Calcium channels; Smooth muscle; Sodium saccharin

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASPARTAME; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SACCHARIN SODIUM; SWEETENING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ASPARTAME; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENTS; THIAZINES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33751272432     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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