Diabetes mellitus and responses of the urinary bladder to acetylcholine: An in vitro study

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Nsabimana, Abdon M ^a   Ojewole, John A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Contractile response; Normal (non diabetic) and diabetic rats; Urinary bladder strips

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249116775     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.44.143     Document Type: Article

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