The relaxant effect of ginseng saponin on the bladder and prostatic urethra: An in vitro and in vivo study

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Jang, H A ^a   Cho, S ^a   Kang, S G ^a   Ko, Y H ^a   Kang, S H ^a   Bae, J H ^a   Cheon, J ^a   Kim, J J ^a   Lee, J G ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Ginseng; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Nitric oxide; Saponin

Indexed keywords

GINSENG SAPONIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RABBIT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; URETHRA; URETHRAL PERFUSION PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PANAX; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PRESSURE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SAPONINS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 84862770146     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337206     Document Type: Article

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