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Bladder Smooth Muscle Strip Contractility as a Method to Evaluate Lower Urinary Tract Pharmacology

Bladder Smooth Muscle Strip Contractility as a Method to Evaluate Lower Urinary Tract Pharmacology

DOI:
10.3791/51807-v

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10:26 min

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August 18, 2014

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1Department of Medicine, Renal division,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:34Tissue Preparation
  • 04:08Stimulation Protocols
  • 06:52Data Analysis
  • 07:42Results: Representative Bladder Smooth Muscle Tissue Contractility in Response to Various Stimuli
  • 09:45Conclusion

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This manuscript presents a simple, yet powerful, in vitro method for evaluating smooth muscle contractility in response to pharmacological agents or nerve stimulation. Main applications are drug screening and understanding tissue physiology, pharmacology, and pathology.

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Bladder Smooth MuscleIn Vitro ContractilityLower Urinary Tract PharmacologyBladder FunctionMuscle StripIsometric Tension TransducerKrebs SolutionElectric Field StimulationNeurotransmissionSpinal Cord InjuryIntracellular PathwaysDrug Development

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