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Long-term observation of the detrusor smooth muscle in rats

Its relationship to ovariectomy and estrogen treatment

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We studied the bladders of 24-month-old intact rats, rats that had been ovariectomized at the age of 6 months, and intact and ovariectomized rats treated by estrogen from the age of 16 months. The study thus comprized four groups: group I: bilaterally ovariectomized rats; group II: intact rats; group III: ovariectomized rats treated with estrogen; group IV: intact rats treated with estrogen. The weight and collagen concentration of the bladders were determined. The ovariectomized bladders weighed significantly less and had a higher collagen concentration than the intact bladders. Estrogen substitution for ovariectomized rats reversed these parameters. Detrusor strips were also used for organ bath studies. All bladders were similar in regard to the nervemediated frequency-response relationship. The atropine-resistant response was studied by adding scopolamine to the organ bath. Strips from ovariectomized rats had a significantly diminished atropine-resistant response, which was abolished by estrogen substitution. The present study suggests that micturition problems in menopause might have a structural as well as a pharmacological explanation.

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  1. Department of Urology K, Aarhus Municipal Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    B. Eika & L. N. Salling

  2. Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

    B. Eika, L. L. Christensen & A. Andersen

  3. Department of Connective Tissue Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

    S. Laurberg & C. C. Danielsen

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Eika, B., Salling, L.N., Christensen, L.L. et al. Long-term observation of the detrusor smooth muscle in rats. Urol. Res. 18, 439–442 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00297382

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