The modulatory role of adenosine in detrusor smooth muscle
The contractile process of the mammalian detrusor smooth muscle is mediated through the co-release of acetylcholine (Ach) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from the embedded motor nerves. The transmitters are rapidly degraded in the synaptic cleft by extracellular enzymes and the breakdown products a...
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University College London (University of London)
2006
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429368 |