Mapping of Spinal Cord Circuits Controlling the Bladder and External Urethral Sphincter Functions in the Rabbit

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-179

  Pikov, Victor ^a,b   McCreery, Douglas B ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b HMRI   (United States)

Author keywords

Interneurons; Microstimulation; Micturition; Neuroprosthesis; Sacral; Spinal cord injury; Voiding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER INNERVATION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; INTERNEURON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MICROELECTRODE; MICTURITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RECORDING; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 1542273429     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20008     Document Type: Article

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