Modeling of Micturition Characteristics Based on Prostatic Stiffness Modulation Induced Using Hormones and Adrenergic Antagonists

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 843-848

  Sadao, Omata ^a   Constantinou, Christos E ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CORRELATION METHODS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; HORMONES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; HORMONAL INDUCTION; MICTURITION FREQUENCY; PROSTATIC STIFFNESS;

BIOSENSORS;

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; BOLDENONE; ESTRADIOL; FUROSEMIDE; HORMONE; SESAME SEED OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSENSOR; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMPEDANCE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; MALE; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RAT; SCREENING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINE VOLUME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMAL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESTROGENS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTATE; STANOLONE; URINATION;

EID: 0029347493     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.398646     Document Type: Article

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