These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Release of prostaglandins into the pelvic venous blood of dogs in response to vesical distension and pelvic nerve stimulation.
    Author: Khalaf IM, Lehoux JG, Elshawarby LA, Elhilali MM.
    Journal: Invest Urol; 1979 Nov; 17(3):244-7. PubMed ID: 500325.
    Abstract:
    Prostaglandin release into the pelvic venous blood in response to vesical distension and pelvic nerve stimulation was studied in anesthetized female nonpregnant dogs. The change in the prostaglandin content of the plasma at sequential physiologic points in the voiding cycle and with pelvic nerve stimulation was measured using a radioimmunoassay technique. A significant liberation of PGE and PGF2 alpha was observed during maximal bladder distension and after micturition. The increased levels returned to near control levels when measured 5 min after bladder evacuation. After pelvic nerve stimulation, PGF2 alpha was also significantly released. The source, mechanism, and functional significance of prostaglandin release during bladder activity are discussed.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]