Activity and expression of nitric oxide synthase in rat bladder after sacral neuromodulation

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Minardi, Daniele ^a   Ghiselli, R ^a   Lucarini, G ^a   Mocchegiani, F ^a   Filosa, A ^a   Zizzi, A ^a   Simonetti, O ^a   Orlando, F ^b   Pelliccioni, G ^b   Parri, G ^a   Saba, V ^a   Lo Muzio, L ^c   Biagini, G ^a   Montironi, R ^a   Muzzonigro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder; Neuromodulation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SACRUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 41849135769     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200802100114     Document Type: Article

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