Impaired Excitatory Neurotransmission in the Urinary Bladder from the Obese Zucker Rat: Role of Cannabinoid Receptors.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a known risk factor for lower urinary tract symptoms. This study investigates whether functional and expression changes of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors are involved in the bladder dysfunction in an obese rat model with insulin resistance. Bladder samples from obese Zu...

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Main Authors: Igor Blaha, Paz Recio, María Pilar Martínez, María Elvira López-Oliva, Ana S F Ribeiro, Ángel Agis-Torres, Ana Cristina Martínez, Sara Benedito, Albino García-Sacristán, Vítor S Fernandes, Medardo Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4902197?pdf=render