Block of external urethral sphincter contraction by high frequency electrical stimulation of pudendal nerve

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2069-2072

  Tai, Changfeng ^a   Roppolo, James R ^a   De Groat, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation, nerve block, spinal cord injuries, cats; Urethra

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MICTURITION; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URETHRA PRESSURE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 5444242686     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000140709.71932.f0     Document Type: Article

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