Afferent fibers of the pudendal nerve modulate sympathetic neurons controlling the bladder neck

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 597-601

  Reitz, André ^a   Schmid, Daniel M ^b   Curt, Armin ^a   Knapp, Peter A ^a   Schurch, Brigitte ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Afferent pathway; Electric stimulation; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PENIS; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL NERVES; SYMPATHOLYTICS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0041333884     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10134     Document Type: Article

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