Modulation of adrenergic responses of human vas deferens by K+ channel inhibitors

Urology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1518.e7-1518.e12

  Medina, Pascual ^a,c   Segarra, Gloria ^a,c   Mauricio, Mara Dolores ^a,c   Vila, Jos M ^a,c   Chuan, Pascual ^b   Lluch, Salvador ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Clnico Universitario   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; APAMIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 78649903911     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.07.475     Document Type: Article

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