Spinal glutamatergic NMDA-dependent cyclic pelvic nerve-to-external urethra sphincter reflex potentiation in anesthetized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Liao, Jiuan Miaw ^a   Yang, Cho Hsun ^b   Cheng, Chen Li ^c   Pan, Shwu Fen ^d   Chen, Mei Jung ^d   Huang, Pei Chen ^e   Chen, Gin Den ^f   Tung, Kwong Chung ^g   Peng, Hsien Yu ^a,g   Lin, Tzer Bin ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Posttetanic potentiation; Postvoiding potentiation

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; FEMALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

EID: 34548618748     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00296.2006     Document Type: Article

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