Removal of urothelium affects bladder contractility and release of ATP but not release of NO in rat urinary bladder

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The objective of our work was to investigate both the contractile function and the release of ATP and NO from strips of bladder tissue after removal of the urothelium.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The method of remov...

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Main Authors: Boone Timothy B, Smith Christopher P, Gangitano David A, Munoz Alvaro, Somogyi George T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Urology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/10/10