Characteristics of the mechanosensitive bladder afferent activities in relation with microcontractions in male rats with bladder outlet obstruction

Abstract We investigated the characteristics of bladder mechanosensitive single-unit afferent activities (SAAs) in rats with a bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and their relationship with bladder microcontractions. Male Wistar rats were divided into Sham and BOO groups. Four or 10 days after the sur...

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Main Authors: Naoki Aizawa, Koji Ichihara, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Tetsuya Fujimura, Karl-Erik Andersson, Yukio Homma, Yasuhiko Igawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07898-y