Effect of vaginal distension on blood flow and hypoxia of urogenital organs of the female rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1884-1890

  Damaser, M S ^a,b   Whitbeck, C ^c   Chichester, P ^c   Levin, R M ^c,d,e  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Urethra; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; VAGINA; VAGINA DISTENSION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA;

EID: 17644414967     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01071.2004     Document Type: Article

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