Neural control of the lower urinary tract: Peripheral and spinal mechanisms

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-139

  Birder, L ^a   De Groat, W ^a   Mills, I ^b   Morrison, J ^c   Thor, K ^d   Drake, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Urogenix Inc   (United States)

^e SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor; Sensory afferents; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMILORIDE; BRADYKININ B1 RECEPTOR; BRADYKININ B2 RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CLAUDIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CYTOKERATIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; ION CHANNEL; MUCIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN AFP; PROTEIN P75; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2X1 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2Y1 RECEPTOR; RALFINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; UROPLAKIN;

ANUS SPHINCTER; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BLADDER; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER INNERVATION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLADDER WALL; CELL FUNCTION; CYSTALGIA; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MICTURITION REFLEX; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MYOFIBROBLAST; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; UMBRELLA CELL; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE VOLUME; UROTHELIUM;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSATION; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL NERVES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 76049094096     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20837     Document Type: Review

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