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Beta3-adrenoceptors in human detrusor muscle.
Urology - 1 May 2002
Yamaguchi Osamu
Abstract excerpt
The detrusor muscle contains beta-adrenoceptors (beta-AR), and 2 subtypes-beta1-AR and beta2-AR-have been identified in most species. Although beta2-AR has an important role in muscle relaxation via activation of adenylate cyclase, evidence suggests that a third subtype, beta3-AR, which is implicated in metabolic functions of endogenous catecholamines, mediates relaxation of human detrusor muscle. There is a...
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