Clinical Import of Beta-Adrenergic Activity in the Proximal Urethra
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 124 (2) , 254-255
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)55395-1
Abstract
.beta.-adrenergic activity of the proximal urethra was studied in 11 patients. Maximum urethral pressure was recorded before, and 20 and 60 min after the i.v. administration of 0.5 mg orciprenaline sulfate. There was a 40% or more decrease in the maximum urethral pressure in 6 of the 11 patients. .beta.-Adrenoreceptor agonists could prove useful in facilitating vesical emptying by reducing urethral resistance in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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