Selective co-stimulation of pudendal afferents enhances reflex bladder activation

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1057-1060

  McGee, Meredith J ^a   Yoo, Paul B ^a   Grill, Warren M ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; NEURAL PROSTHETIC; PRECLINICAL STUDIES; PUDENDAL NERVES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSORY NERVES; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

PROSTHETICS; RESTORATION;

EFFICIENCY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CAT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUDENDAL NERVE; REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; MALE; PUDENDAL NERVE; REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY RETENTION; URINATION;

EID: 84861925240     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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