The investigation of ureteral sympathetic innervation, using semi-serial sections: Why does the α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist work well for ureteral stones?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Ohki, Kazunari ^a   Ohno, Yosihiro ^b   Suzuki, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tone Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Adrenergic receptor antagonist; Serial section; Sympathetic nerve; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Ureter; Ureteral stone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC ARTERY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY INNERVATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URETER; URETER STONE;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 77950917778     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-009-9592-3     Document Type: Article

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