Effect of nicotine on the pelvic afferent nerve activity and bladder pressure in rats

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 692-698

  Kontani, Hitoshi ^a   Okamura, Takashi ^a   Kimura, Satoko ^a   Ishida, Kazuumi ^a   Takeno, Satoshi ^a  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Afferent activity; Bladder; Micturition reflex; Nicotine; Pelvic afferent nerve

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CYSTOMETRY; DORSAL ROOT; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 68749122249     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2009.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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