The effects of cyclical oestrogen on bladder and urethral structure and function

BJU International

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Palmieri, Katherine ^a   Mannikarottu, Anita S ^a,b   Chichester, Paul ^b,c   Kogan, Barry ^a   Leggett, Robert E ^b   Whitbeck, Catherine ^b,c   Levin, Robert M ^a,b,c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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

^c STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Bladder; Female rabbit; Oestrogen; Ovariectomy; Phenylephrine; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLOOD FLOW; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; URETHRA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; RABBITS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33845483179     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06532.x     Document Type: Article

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