Urethral closure mechanisms during sneezing-induced stress in anesthetized female cats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Julia Guilloteau, V ^a   Denys, P ^b,c   Bernabe J ^a   Mevel, K ^a   Chartier Kastler, E ^d   Alexandre, L ^a   Giuliano, F ^a,b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

External urethral sphincter; Stress urinary incontinence; Urethra; Urinary continence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNEEZING; STRESS; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANAL CANAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CATS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVANS BLUE; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; SNEEZING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34548433376     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00003.2007     Document Type: Article

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