Differential effects of urethane and isoflurane on external urethral sphincter electromyography and cystometry in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Chang, Hui Yi ^a   Havton, Leif A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Bladder; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; URETHAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER MUSCLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URETHRA FUNCTION; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 57049184165     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90259.2008     Document Type: Article

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