Role of nitric oxide in urinary bladder function: Effect of L-arginine

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-36

  Whitbeck, Catherine ^a   Chichester, Paul ^a   Sokol, Rebekah ^a   Levin, Robert M ^a,b  

^a STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bladder, rabbit; L Arginine; Nitric oxide; Outlet obstruction, partial bladder

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHAM FEEDING;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RABBITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33845951216     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096931     Document Type: Article

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