The use of cystometry in small rodents: A study of bladder chemosensation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 66, 2012, Pages

  Uvin, Pieter ^a,b   Everaerts, Wouter ^a,b   Pinto, Silvia ^b   Alpízar, Yeranddy A ^b   Boudes, Mathieu ^a,b   Gevaert, Thomas ^a,b   Voets, Thomas ^b   Nilius, Bernd ^b   Talavera, Karel ^b   de Ridder, Dirk ^a,b  

^a SKELETAL BIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bladder chemosensation; Bladder function; Chemistry; Cystometry; Issue 66; Medicine; Physiology; Urinary tract; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868277158     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3869     Document Type: Article

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