The neurological organization of micturition

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-117

  Seth, Jai H ^a   Panicker, Jalesh N ^a   Fowler, Clare J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Bladder; Lower urinary tract dysfunction; Parasympathetic; Somatic; Storage; Sympathetic; Voiding; Voluntary control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MICTURITION; PARASYMPATHETIC; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATIC; STORAGE; SYMPATHETIC; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION; VOLUNTARY CONTROL;

AUTONOMIC; BLADDER; LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC; SOMATIC; STORAGE; SYMPATHETIC; VOIDING; VOLUNTARY CONTROL;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; URINATION;

EID: 84884926514     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53491-0.00010-9     Document Type: Chapter

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