Acute anal stretch inhibits NMDA-dependent pelvic-urethra reflex potentiation via spinal GABAergic inhibition in anesthetized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Sung Lang ^a,b   Huang, Yu Hui ^a,b   Kao, Yu Lin ^a   Chen, Gin Den ^a   Cheng, Chen Li ^c   Peng, Hsien Yu ^b,d   Liao, Jiuan Miaw ^b,d   Huang, Pei Chen ^e   Tsai, Shih Jei ^a,b   Lin, Tzer Bin ^b,f,g  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Taiwan)

^f SAINT PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Glutamate; Hydroxysaclofen; Spinal cord; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE; HYDROXYSACLOFEN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SACLOFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 57049135814     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90254.2008     Document Type: Article

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