Fractal dynamics and synchronization of rhythms in urodynamics of female Wistar rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-279

  Chang, Shyang ^a   Hu, Shih Jen ^a   Lin, Wen Ching ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMG; EMG; Fractional Brownian motion; Fractional Gaussian noise; Hurst parameter; Synchronization of rhythms; Temporal coherence of fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 5644235264     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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