Cardiovascular responses to vibrostimulation for sperm retrieval in men with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Claydon, Victoria Elizabeth ^a   Elliott, Stacy Lorraine ^a,b   Sheel, Andrew William ^a   Krassioukov, Andrei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autonomic dysreflexia; Sperm retrieval; Spinal cord injuries; Sympathetic skin response; Vibrostimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; EJACULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VIBRATION; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EJACULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SKIN; SPERMATOZOA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VIBRATION;

EID: 33747614543     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2006.11753876     Document Type: Article

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