Central nervous control of micturition and urine storage

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 117-132

  Sugaya, Kimio ^a   Nishijima, Saori ^a   Miyazato, Minoru ^a   Ogawa, Yoshihide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Micturition; Nervous system; Urethra; Urine storage

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; EFFERENT NERVE; HUMAN; LATERAL SPINAL FUNICULUS; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; MICTURITION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PONS; PUDENDAL NERVE; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINOTEGMENTAL TRACT; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TEGMENTUM; URETHRA; ANIMAL; BLADDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URINE;

EID: 23844515484     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.41.117     Document Type: Review

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