2006
Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract
Weiss RM, Tamarkin FJ, Wheeler MA. Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract. Journal Of Smooth Muscle Research 2006, 42: 103. PMID: 17099294, DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.42.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsTypical smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsUreteral peristalsisCapsaicin-sensitive sensory afferentsAlpha-smooth muscle actinNormal ureteral peristalsisUpper urinary tractUreteral peristaltic activityUrinary collecting systemTyrosine kinase receptorsSensory afferentsUrinary tractEndogenous releasePeristaltic activityPacemaker activityMuscle actinAction potentialsPacemaker siteC-kitPacemaker cellsProximal portionCollecting systemSparse immunoreactivityElectrical activity
1986
The Role of Ureteral Peristaltic Rate and Bolus Volume on Increasing Urine Flow
Saeki H, Morita T, Weiss R, Miyagawa I. The Role of Ureteral Peristaltic Rate and Bolus Volume on Increasing Urine Flow. Urologia Internationalis 1986, 41: 174-179. PMID: 3750577, DOI: 10.1159/000281192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral peristaltic ratePeristaltic rateUrine flowBolus volumeTransport of urineUrodynamic parametersMongrel dogsAcute diuresisUreteral peristalsisUrine increasesUrine secretionUreterElectromyogramRate alterationsFlow increasesOliguriaPolyuriaDiuresisConsequent increaseFurosemidePeristalsisSecretionDogsUrine