Interstitial cells of Cajal in the urethra are cGMP-mediated targets of nitrergic neurotransmission

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  García Pascual, Ángeles ^a   Sancho, María ^a   Costa, Gonzalo ^a   Triguero, Domingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

cGMP immunofluorescence; ICC; Nitric oxide; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; S NITROSOCYSTEINE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LAMINA PROPRIA; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROSA; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPINDLE CELL; URETHRA; UROTHELIUM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 57049135241     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90301.2008     Document Type: Article

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