Neurophysiological evaluation of healthy human anorectal sensation

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Harris, M L ^a   Hobson, A R ^a   Hamdy, S ^a   Thompson, D G ^a   Akkermans, L M ^b   Aziz, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal sensation; Electrical stimulation; Rapid balloon distension; Rectal evoked potentials; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANXIETY; BALLOON DILATATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION;

EID: 33751118009     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00010.2006     Document Type: Article

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