Role of positive urethrovesical feedback in vesical evacuation. The concept of a second micturition reflex: The urethrovesical reflex

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-170

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,c   Shafik, Ali A ^a   El Sibai, Olfat ^b   Ahmed, Ismail ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Feedback; Micturition disorders; Residual urine; Urination; Vesical contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; URETHRA;

ADULT; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION;

EID: 12344293123     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-003-0340-5     Document Type: Article

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