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Identification of atropine-and P2X1 receptor antagonist-reistant, neurogenic contractions of the urinary bladder [PDF]
Acetylcholine and ATP are excitatory cotransmitters in parasympathetic nerves. We used P2X1 receptor antagonists to further characterize the purinergic component of neurotransmission in isolated detrusor muscle of guinea pig urinary bladder.
Gallagher, G. +7 more
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The female urinary microbiota, urinary health and common urinary disorders [PDF]
This review provides the clinical context and updated information regarding the female urinary microbiota (FUM), a resident microbial community within the female bladder of many adult women. Microbial communities have variability and distinct characteristics in health, as well as during community disruption (dysbiosis).
Linda, Brubaker, Alan J, Wolfe
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Urinary incontinence (UT) has considerable impacts on quality of life (QOL) and the num- ber of patients of it increases by age. Classifying UT based on the pathophysiology, it includes stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), overflow incontinence and functional urinary incontinence.
Tsuyoshi, Yoshizawa, Satoru, Takahashi
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Interaction of laser radiation with urinary calculi [PDF]
Urolithias, calculus formation in the urinary system, affects 5 – 10% of the population and is a painful and recurrent medical condition. A common approach in the treatment of calculi is the use of laser radiation, a procedure known as laser ...
Mayo, M. E.
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Urinary ATP as an indicator of infection and inflammation of the urinary tract in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a neurotransmitter and inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathophysiology of lower urinary tract disease. ATP additionally reflects microbial biomass thus has potential as a surrogate marker of urinary
Baio, Gianluca +10 more
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Urinary cholesterol in cancer screening [PDF]
Cholesterol determinations in morning urine samples were taken in 235 selected patients with a positive test for microscopic hematuria. Values ranged from 0.2 to 76.0 mg (median 5.5) in 23 patients with urologic malignancies and from 0.1 to 33.4 mg ...
Tauber, Roland +3 more
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Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]
Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Phillips, Gabby +6 more
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Evaluation of a commercially available rapid urinary porphobilinogen test [PDF]
Background: Demonstration of substantially increased urinary excretion of porphobilinogen is the cornerstone of diagnosing acute porphyria crisis. Because porphobilinogen testing is not implemented on clinical chemistry analysers, respective analyses are
Michael Vogeser +3 more
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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and actual analytical techniques are restrictive in detecting it. Thus, there is still a challenge, as well as a need, for the development of quantitative non-invasive tools for the diagnosis of cancers and ...
Corinne Dejous +8 more
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Urinary cholesterol excretion in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia and carcinoma of the prostate [PDF]
Urinary excretion of nonesterified (NEC) and total cholesterol (TC) has been investigated in 79 patients with prostatic adenoma (BPH) and 48 patients with carcinoma of the prostate.
P. GIORDANO +82 more
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