Propagation of the electrical impulse in reversible unilateral ureteral obstruction as determined at high electrophysiological resolution

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 744-750

  Hammad, Fayez T ^a   Lammers, Wim J ^a   Stephen, Betty ^a   Lubbad, Loay ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; rats, Wistar; ureter; ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URETER; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 78651318012     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.09.078     Document Type: Article

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