Activation of Somatosensory Afferents Elicit Changes in Vaginal Blood Flow and the Urethrogenital Reflex Via Autonomic Efferents

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1167-1172

  Cai, R S ^a   Alexander, M Sipski ^a   Marson, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

arousal; hypogastric; pelvic; pudendal; urethrogenital

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; URETHRA; VAGINA;

EID: 48849098875     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.04.139     Document Type: Article

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