Pudendal afferent innervation of the guinea pig external anal sphincter

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Lynn, Penny A ^a   Brookes, S J H ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continence; Defecation; External anal sphincter; Mechanoreceptor; Rapidly adapting; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

SLOW ADAPTING RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; STRETCH RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DEFECATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PUDENDAL NERVE;

EID: 80051687798     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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