Exogenous testosterone and estrogen affect bladder tissue contractility and histomorphology differently in rat ovariectomy model

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1626-1637

  Tanidir, Yiloren ^a   Ercan, Feriha ^a   Tarcan, Tufan ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cell Morphology; Estradiol Testosterone; Menopause and Androgens; Ovariectomy; Smooth Muscle Contraction; Urinary Bladder

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISOMETRICS; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 79957921952     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02227.x     Document Type: Article

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