A catheter based method to activate urethral sensory nerve fibers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 126-129

  Gustafson, Kenneth J ^a   Creasey, Graham H ^b   Grill, Warren M ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Afferent pathways; Bladder; Cats; Electric stimulation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER INNERVATION; CASE REPORT; CAT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URETHRA; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0038002802     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000070821.87785.14     Document Type: Article

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