On the origins of the sensory output from the bladder: The concept of afferent noise

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1324-1333

  Gillespie, James I ^a,b,d   Van Koeveringe, Gommert A ^c   De Wachter, Stefan G ^c   De Vente, Jan ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent noise; Bladder; Overactive bladder; Sensation

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER FILLING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; INNERVATION; MICTURITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; SENSATION; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION;

EID: 66149135242     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08377.x     Document Type: Review

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