Urinary Tract [electronic resource] /
Andersson, Karl-Erik.editor.
Michel, Martin C.editor.
The basic anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract, the validity of animal models and other methodological considerations as well as a range of potential therapeutic targets are comprehensively reviewed by leading international experts, making this a unique reference source for basic scientists and research-minded clinicians alike.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Urinary Tract""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Overview on the Lower Urinary Tract""; ""Animal Models in Overactive Bladder Research""; ""Animal Models of Stress Urinary Incontinence""; ""Animal Models for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia""; ""Use of Functional Imaging to Monitor Central Control of Voiding in Humans""; ""Neuroanatomy of the Lower Urinary Tract""; ""Anatomy and Histology of the Lower Urinary Tract""; ""Neurophysiology of the Lower Urinary Tract""; ""Afferent Mechanism in the Urinary Tract""; ""Urothelial Signaling""
""Interstitial Cells of Cajal in the Urinary Tract""""Potential Applications of Gene Therapy/Transfer to the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Diseases/Disorders""; ""Specific Pharmacokinetic Aspects of the Urinary Tract""; ""Î±1-Adrenoceptors in the Urinary Tract""; ""beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in the Urinary Tract""; ""Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Urinary Tract""; ""Modulation of Urinary Bladder Innervation: TRPV1 and Botulinum Toxin A""; ""Ion Channel Modulators and Urinary Tract Function""; ""Neuropeptides in Lower Urinary Tract Function""
""Cannabinoids: Potential Targets for Bladder Dysfunction""""Vasopressin Receptors in Voiding Dysfunction""; ""ATP and P2X Purinoceptors in Urinary Tract Disorders""; ""Cyclic Nucleotide Metabolism Including Nitric Oxide and Phosphodiesterase-Related Targets in the Lower Urinary Tract""; ""Rho-Kinase, a Common Final Path of Various Contractile Bladder and Ureter Stimuli""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The basic anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract, the validity of animal models and other methodological considerations as well as a range of potential therapeutic targets are comprehensively reviewed by leading international experts, making this a unique reference source for basic scientists and research-minded clinicians alike.
Pharmacology.
Human physiology.
Molecular biology.
Urology.
Medicine.
Pharmacology/Toxicology.
Human Physiology.
Molecular Medicine.
Urology.
Biomedicine, general.
Handbook of experimental pharmacology