Effect of exogenous glutamate and N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid on spontaneous activity of isolated human ureter

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 833-837

  Jankovic, Slobodan M ^a   Jankovic, Snezana V ^a   Stojadinovic, Dobrivoje ^b   Jakovljevic, Mihajlo ^a   Milovanovic, Dragan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b Clinical Center   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Human; Spontaneous activity; Ureter

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER PERISTALSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CYCLOLEUCINE; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; N-METHYLASPARTATE; URETER;

EID: 34548156683     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01834.x     Document Type: Article

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