Abstract
The parasympathetically denervated and distended rat urinary bladder was found to have increased fourfold in weight when examined 3 weeks postoperatively. Both in muscularis and mucosa of such a bladder the synthesis of proteins, RNA and DNA was increased severalfold. An increase in the polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine was also found; these polyamines are usually linked to protein synthesis. The results suggest that the cells of the two layers increase both in size and number. Hyperplasia was, in a previous study, suggested as a possible explanation for a right-ward shift of the active length-tension curve of muscle strips in the denervated rat urinary bladder.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-48 |
| Journal | Acta Physiologica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1984 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Department of Urology, Lund (013077000), Pediatrics/Urology/Gynecology/Endocrinology (013240400)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Clinical Medicine