Neurophysiology of micturition and continence

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-236

  Chai, T C ^a   Steers, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLADDER; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTINENCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MICTURITION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029882662     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70306-2     Document Type: Article

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