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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The distribution and frequency of NO synthase (NOS)-immunoreactive (IR) nerves in relation to the general autonomic innervation, adrenergic, cholinergic and some peptidergic nerves, were investigated in the female rat urinary tract. NOS nerves were very frequent in the smooth musculature of the urethra together with cholinergic, adrenergic and neuropeptide Y (NPY)-IR nerves, whereas vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-IR and calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP)-IR nerves were much less abundant. NOS-IR, CGRP-IR and cholinergic nerves were also frequent in the longitudinal smooth musculature of the distal ureters and the ureteral orifices into the bladder, where no adrenergic, NPY-IR and VIP-IR nerves were found. In contrast, in the detrusor NOS-IR nerves were scarce. Bilateral pelvic ganglionectomy very pronouncedly decreased the number of any of the populations of nerves studied, whereas bilateral pelvic decentralization selectively reduced the number of CGRP-IR nerves in all structures and locations. Outflow obstruction very overtly reduced the number of NOS-IR nerves in parallel with the general autonomic innervation. Thus, in the rat female urinary tract, NOS-containing nerves particularly occur in regions with sphincteric functions such as urethra and ureteric orifices. In these regions NO may exert a transmitter role, both directly or by interaction with other transmitters/modulators.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0165-1838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-114
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive, adrenergic, cholinergic, and peptidergic nerves of the female rat urinary tract: a comparative study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't