Suppression of reflex urethral responses by sacral dermatome stimulation in an acute spinalized feline model

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 494-500

  Mariano, Timothy Y ^a,b,c   Bhadra, Narendra ^a,b,c   Gustafson, Kenneth J ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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

^c Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Functional electrical stimulation; Sacral dermatome stimulation; Urethral reflex; Urodynamics; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUFF; DERMATOME; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINE; URETHRA; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; ANIMAL; DECEREBRATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; REFLEX; URETHRA;

EID: 77953585275     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20717     Document Type: Article

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