Duloxetine: Mechanism of action at the lower urinary tract and Onuf's nucleus

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 220-227

  Jost, Wolfgang H ^a   Marsalek, Parvaneh ^b  

^a DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Duloxetine; Onuf nucleus; Peripheral nervous system; Urinary stress incontinence; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

1 ISOPROPYL 6 METHYLERGOLINE 8 CARBOXYLIC ACID 2 HYDROXY 1 METHYLPROPYL ESTER; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DULOXETINE; ESTROGEN; FLUOXETINE; IDAZOXAN; METITEPINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PAROXETINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; THIOPHENES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 4444267411     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-004-0197-8     Document Type: Review

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