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Neurotransmitters and Receptor Functions in the Human Lower Urinary Tract

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Micturition

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Signal transmission between nerves, and between a nerve and an effector organ, occurs by means of chemical substances, “neurotransmitters”, secreted from the presynaptic or prejunctional neurons. According to common textbooks of physiology (e.g. [1]) more than 30 different chemical substances have been either proved or postulated to be synaptic transmitters.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE2 7LX, UK

    James O. Drife FRCS, MRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Great North Road, NE2 3BD, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Paul Hilton MD, BS, MRCOG (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

  3. Urodynamic Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, SW17 0RE, London, UK

    Stuart L. Stanton FRCS, FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)

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Andersson, KE. (1990). Neurotransmitters and Receptor Functions in the Human Lower Urinary Tract. In: Drife, J.O., Hilton, P., Stanton, S.L. (eds) Micturition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1780-3_3

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