Neural control of the lower urinary tract

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-125

  Yoshimura, Naoki ^a   De Groat, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent pathway; Lower urinary tract; Micturition; Neural control; Plasticity; Urinary continence

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CONTINENCE; EFFERENT NERVE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; URETHRA;

EID: 0030965514     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00156.x     Document Type: Review

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