Lack of carbachol response indicates the absence of cholinergic receptors in sacs associated with undescended testis
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.34, no.9, pp.1339-1344, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 34 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 1999
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90007-6
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1339-1344
- Keywords: cryptorchidism, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, hydrocele of the cord, cholinergic receptors, GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE, TESTICULAR DESCENT, GENITOFEMORAL NERVE, CREMASTER NUCLEUS, SPINAL NUCLEUS, GUBERNACULUM, RAT, IMMUNOREACTIVITY, CONTRACTILITY, FEMINIZATION
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background/Purpose: The mechanism of testicular descent remains controversial. The processus vaginalis (PV) contains smooth muscle and should have contractile activity that may contribute to descent. This study was designed to evaluate the smooth muscle of PVs associated with incomplete obliteration for spontaneous activities and responses to various stimuli, to determine if differences exist according to sex, diagnostic source, or location of the testis.