An exploration of the control of micturition using a novel in situ arterially perfused rat preparation

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2011, Pages

  Sadananda, Prajni ^a   Drake, Marcus J ^b   Paton, Julian F R ^a   Pickering, Anthony E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder afferent activity; Brainstem; Capsaicin; Decerebrate; External urinary sphincter; Hexamethonium; Incontinence; Voiding

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATE ARTERIALLY PERFUSED RAT PREPARATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MICTURITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY FEEDBACK; URETHRA;

EID: 84860430467     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2011.00062     Document Type: Article

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