Volume-evoked micturition reflex is mediated by the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray in anesthetized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 44-6, 1998, Pages

  Matsuura, Shinobu ^a   Allen, Gary V ^a   Downie, John W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barrington's nucleus; Cystometry; Dorsolateral pontine tegmentum

Indexed keywords

COBALT CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CYSTOMETRY; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0032429501     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.6.r2049     Document Type: Article

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