The physiological mechanisms involved in bladder emptying

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, Supplement

Volumn 31, Issue 184, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Morrison, John F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MICTURITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BLADDER; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030628889     PISSN: 03008886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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