A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Phasic non-micturition contractions in the bladder of the anaesthetized and awake rat
Authors: Streng T, Hedlund P, Talo A, Andersson KE, Gillespie JI
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
Publication year: 2006
Journal:: BJU International
Journal name in source: BJU INTERNATIONAL
Journal acronym: BJU INT
Volume: 97
Issue: 5
First page : 1094
Last page: 1101
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 1464-4096
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06137.x
Abstract
The present results show the presence of NMCs in the rat bladder, identify volume-dependent changes in the pattern of this activity during the micturition cycle, and show that NMCs are accompanied by electrical changes in the detrusor. The physiological significance of NMCs is not known but it might be linked to the generation of afferent discharge from mechanoreceptors in the wall, so contributing to sensations related to bladder volume.
The present results show the presence of NMCs in the rat bladder, identify volume-dependent changes in the pattern of this activity during the micturition cycle, and show that NMCs are accompanied by electrical changes in the detrusor. The physiological significance of NMCs is not known but it might be linked to the generation of afferent discharge from mechanoreceptors in the wall, so contributing to sensations related to bladder volume.
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