The central nervous system control of micturition in cats and humans

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-125

  Blok, Bertil F M ^a   Holstege, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Periaqueductal grey; Pontine micturition center; Urge incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIENCEPHALON; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PONS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CATS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; REFLEX; URINATION;

EID: 0032079377     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00184-8     Document Type: Article

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