Urodynamic effects of the K+ channel (KCNQ) opener retigabine in freely moving, conscious rats

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2054-2058

  Streng, Tomi ^a   Christoph, Thomas ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder; Calcium channels; Linopirdine; Rats, Sprague Dawley; Urination

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; LINOPIRDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; RETIGABINE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESIDUAL URINE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE VOLUME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 5444225675     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138155.33749.f4     Document Type: Article

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