Minimally-invasive electrical stimulation of the pudendal nerve: A pre-clinical study for neural control of the lower urinary tract

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-569

  Yoo, Paul B ^a   Grill, Warren M ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cats; Electrical stimulation; Pudendal nerve; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34447121287     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20376     Document Type: Article

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