Electrophysiological function during voiding after simulated childbirth injuries

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 342-348

  Jiang, Hai Hong ^a   Gustilo Ashby, A Marcus ^a   Salcedo, Levilester B ^a   Pan, Hui Q ^a   Sypert, David F ^a   Butler, Robert S ^a   Damaser, Margot S ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Injury; Motor unit; Muscle; Nerve; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotransmission; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MICTURITION; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RATS; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 58149505715     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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