Evaluation of pressor and visceromotor reflex responses to bladder distension in urethane anesthetized rats

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-446

  Blatt, Lauren K ^a   Lashinger, Erin S R ^a   Laping, Nicholas J ^a   Su, Xin ^a,b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder nociception; Pressor response; Urinary bladder distension; Visceromotor reflex

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MEXILETINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; URETHAN;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANNULA; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; MYOELECTRICITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; VISCEROMOTOR REFLEX;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; ISOFLURANE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MEXILETINE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; URETHANE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 67649965196     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20650     Document Type: Article

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