Effect of Co-enzyme Q10 and Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Response of Rabbit Urinary Bladder to Repetitive Stimulation and In Vitro Ischemia

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 214-219

  Lin, Wei Yu ^a,b   Rehfuss, Alexandra ^b   Schuler, Catherine ^c   Levin, Robert M ^b,c,d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIOCTIC ACID; UBIDECARENONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBACHOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX PROTEINS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RABBITS; THIOCTIC ACID; UBIQUINONE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 45849108791     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.074     Document Type: Article

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