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Table 1 The difference between the surgical and mechanical (swabbing) removal of urothelium on ATP release and contractile response of the bladder.

From: Removal of urothelium affects bladder contractility and release of ATP but not release of NO in rat urinary bladder

Procedure

Contractility

Basal release (ATP)

Evoked release (ATP)

Surgical removal [Reference #]

Increase [11, 12]

Decrease [13]

Complete inhibition [13]

Swabbing

Decrease

No change

Complete inhibition

  1. Some data were taken from papers indicated by the reference numbers.