Cervix stimulation evokes predominantly subthreshold synaptic responses in mouse thoracolumbar and lumbosacral superficial dorsal horn neurons

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2068-2076

  Jobling, Phillip ^a   Graham, Brett A ^a   Brichta, Alan M ^a   Callister, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disorders of Sensation from the Vagina and Cervix; Female Reproductive Tract; Vaginocervical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TAIL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 77953917707     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01768.x     Document Type: Article

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