Serotonergic modulation of spinal ascending activity and sacral reflex activity evoked by pelvic nerve stimulation in cats

Brain Research

Volumn 798, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 101-108

  Espey, Mary Jane ^a   Du, Huan Ji ^a   Downie, John William ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT3 receptors; Descending modulation; Intrathecal administration; Micturition; Pudendal nerve; Segmental reflex

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; SPINAL REFLEX;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA;

EID: 0032490695     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00401-6     Document Type: Article

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