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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Peristalsis in the mammalian upper urinary tract (UUT) is mostly myogenic in origin,
originating predominately in the proximal pelvicalyceal regions of the renal pelvis, an area …

The membrane potential fulfils an important role in initiating smooth muscle contraction,
through its depolarization and the subsequent influx of Ca 2+ through voltage-gated Ca 2+ …

The pyeloureteral function is to transport urine from the kidneys into the ureter toward the
urinary bladder for storage until micturition. A set of mechanisms collaborates to achieve this …

The peristaltic pressure waves in the renal pelvis that propel urine expressed by the kidney
into the ureter towards the bladder have long been considered to be 'myogenic', being little …

Peristalsis in the smooth muscle cell (SMC) wall of the pyeloureteric system is unique in
physiology in that the primary pacemaker resides in a population of atypical SMCs situated …

The primary function of the upper urinary tract is to propel urine and various water-soluble
toxic compounds from the kidneys to the bladder for storage and evacuation to maintain …