Uterine contractility and blood flow are reflexively regulated by cutaneous afferent stimulation in anesthetized rats

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-31

  Hotta, Harumi ^a   Uchida, Sae ^a   Shimura, Mayura ^b   Suzuki, Harue ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pelvic nerve; Rat; Somatic stimulation; Uterine blood flow; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INNERVATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORDOTOMY; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0033555802     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00170-2     Document Type: Article

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