Altered detrusor contractility in MPTP-treated common marmosets with bladder hyperreflexia.

Bladder hyperreflexia is a common non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease. We now report on the contractility of the isolated primate detrusor strips devoid of nerve input and show that following MPTP, the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous contraction was increased. These responses were u...

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Main Authors: Sara Pritchard, Michael J Jackson, Atsuko Hikima, Lisa Lione, Christopher D Benham, K Ray Chaudhuri, Sarah Rose, Peter Jenner, Mahmoud M Iravani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5435136?pdf=render