Animal models and their use in understanding lower urinary tract dysfunction

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 603-608

  Fry, C H ^a   Daneshgari, F ^b   Thor, K ^c   Drake, M ^d   Eccles, R ^e   Kanai, A J ^f   Birder, L A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Urogenix Inc   (United States)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Lower urinary tract; Overactive bladder; Painful bladder syndrome; Stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CYSTALGIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ANIMALS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 77953552219     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20903     Document Type: Review

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