A novel in vitro bladder pelvic nerve afferent model in the rat

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 902-905

  Namasivayam, S ^a   Eardley, I ^a   Morrison, J F B ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent; Electrophysiology; Innervation; Rat; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

LIQUID PARAFFIN; SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLADDER INNERVATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PENIS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE; URETHRA;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PELVIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0031790115     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1998.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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