The effect of electrical stimulation on colonic transit following spinal cord injury in cats

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 847-853

  Bruninga, Keith ^a,c,d   Riedy, L ^b,c,d   Keshavarzian, A ^a,c,d   Walter, J ^b,d  

^a Research   (United States)

^b Rehab R and D Center   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon transit; Constipation; Electrical stimulation; Neuroprosthetics; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CAT; CATHETER; COLON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLUOROSCOPY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032416202     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100728     Document Type: Article

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