Synergistic Effect of Vaginal Trauma and Ovariectomy in a Murine Model of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Upregulation of Urethral Nitric Oxide Synthases and Estrogen Receptors

• Главные авторы: Huey-Yi Chen (Автор), Wen-Chi Chen (Автор), Yu-Ning Lin (Автор), Yung-Hsiang Chen (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The molecular mechanisms underlying stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are unclear. We aimed to evaluate the molecular alterations in mice urethras following vaginal trauma and ovariectomy (OVX). Twenty-four virgin female mice were equally distributed into four groups: noninstrumented control; vagina...