Intraurethral Stimulation Evokes Bladder Responses via 2 Distinct Reflex Pathways

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 366-373

  Woock, John P ^a   Yoo, Paul B ^a   Grill, Warren M ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

cats; electric stimulation; spinal cord injuries; urethra; urinary bladder, neurogenic

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 67349246586     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.110     Document Type: Article

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