Functional anatomy of the male feline urethra: Morphological and physiological correlations

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 654-659

  Wang, Baoqing ^a   Bhadra, Narendra ^a   Grill, Warren M ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Continence; Micturition; Pelvic floor; Urethral pressure profile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; CATS; MALE; PRESSURE; URETHRA;

EID: 0033074327     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61989-X     Document Type: Article

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