The central control of micturition and continence: Implications for urology

BJU International, Supplement

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Blok, B F M ^a   Holstege, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrington's area; Bladder; Overactive bladder; Pontine micturition centre; Pontine storage centre; Urethral sphincter

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINENCE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROSENCEPHALON; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION;

EID: 0033031353     PISSN: 14655101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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