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Science 7 January 1966:
Vol. 151. no. 3706, pp. 78 - 79
DOI: 10.1126/science.151.3706.78
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Bradykinin: Effect on Ureteral Peristalsis

Peregrina Catacutan-Labay 1 and Saul Boyarsky 1

1 Duke University Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, North Carolina

Bradykinin, a known smooth-muscle stimulant, affects ureteral perlstalsis in the dog; the changes were judged by cinefluorography, peristaltic pressures, and ureteral perfusions. No effect on urine flow was detected. Experiments with rats also demonstrated the effect of the drug on the ureter.

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