Doxazosin Relaxes Ureteral Smooth Muscle and Inhibits Epinephrine-Induced Ureteral Contractility In Vitro

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 817-821

  Nakada, Stephen Y ^a   Coyle, Tawnya L Cary ^a   Ankem, Murali K ^a   Moon, Timothy D ^b   Jerde, Travis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1D ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DOXAZOSIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE; URETER PERISTALSIS; URETER STONE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOXAZOSIN; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; SUS SCROFA; URETER;

EID: 35648935907     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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