Bowel dysfunction following spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 193-203

  Lynch, A C ^a,b   Antony, A ^a   Dobbs, B R ^a   Frizelle, F A ^a,b  

^a BURWOOD HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bowel function; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANUS SPHINCTER; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DEFECATION; ENTEROPATHY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; COLON; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; RECTUM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0034967513     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101119     Document Type: Review

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