Functional evidence of nitrergic neurotransmission in the human urinary bladder neck

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 477, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Bustamante, Salvador ^a   Orensanz, Luis M ^b   Recio, Paz ^c   Carballido, Joaquín ^a   García Sacristán, Albino ^c   Prieto, Dolores ^c   Hernández, Medardo ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human bladder neck; Inhibitory neurotransmission; Nitric oxide; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM NITRITE; TETRODOTOXIN; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER NECK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ADULT; ATROPINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GUANETHIDINE; HUMANS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM NITRITE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 77953284911     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.04.040     Document Type: Article

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