The Forefront for Novel Therapeutic Agents Based on the Pathophysiology of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Pathophysiology of Voiding Dysfunction and Pharmacological Therapy

Normal lower urinary tract function consists of voiding and storage. During voiding, the pontine micturition reflex center orders the sacral parasympathetic nucleus to increase parasympathetic activity, resulting in urinary bladder detrusor contraction via activation of post-synaptic muscarinic rece...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Takeda, Isao Araki, Tsutomu Mochizuki, Hiroshi Nakagomi, Hideki Kobayashi, Norifumi Sawada, Hidenori Zakohji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319310138