Urinary bladder blood flow changes during the micturition cycle in a conscious pig model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1858-1861

  Greenland, J E ^a   Brading, A F ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

laser Doppler flowmetry; perfusion; physiology; regional blood flow; swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE;

EID: 0029903336     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65553-8     Document Type: Article

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