The main, and possibly only, function of the pyeloureteral complex is to ensure the
unidirectional transport of urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. An extremely efficient …

Pyeloureteric peristalsis has long been considered to be triggered by pacemaker atypical
smooth muscle cells (SMC) located in the proximal regions of the renal pelvis. However …

Spontaneous contractions of the fetal airways are a well recognized but poorly characterized
phenomenon. In the present study spontaneous narrowing of the airways was analyzed in …

1 The varying profile of cell types along the muscle wall of the guinea‐pig upper urinary tract
was examined electrophysiologically, using intracellular microelectrodes, and …

The existence of a pacemaker system in the urinary tract capable of orchestrating the
movement of filtrated urine from the ureteral pelvis to the distal ureter and lower urinary tract …

Autorhythmicity in the upper urinary tract (UUT) has long been considered to arise in
specialized atypical smooth muscle cells (SMC) predominately situated in the most proximal …

ICC are found in both the upper and lower urinary tract. They are not found in the ureter itself
but are confined to the lamina propria of the renal pelvis and pelvi‐calyceal junction. They …

Introduction: This article sets out to be a review regarding agents that affect contraction and
relaxation of the ureter in order to establish a basis for current and future treatments for …

Electrical rhythmicity in the renal pelvis provides the fundamental drive for the peristaltic
contractions that propel urine from the kidney to bladder for storage until micturition …

Background This study was carried out a network meta-analysis of evidence from
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate stent-related discomfort in patients with …