Direct coupling through gap junctions is not involved in urethral neurotransmission

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 864-872

  Sancho, Maria ^a   Triguero, Domingo ^a   Garcia Pascual, Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Connexin; Interstitial cells of cajal; Nitric oxide; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; URETHRA; URETHRAL NEUROTRANSMISSION; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 79954521907     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00641.2010     Document Type: Article

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