Mid-lumbar (L3) epidural stimulation effects on bladder and external urethral sphincter in non-injured and chronically transected urethane-anesthetized rats

Abstract Recent pre-clinical and clinical spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) experiments specifically targeting the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral circuitries mediating lower urinary tract (LUT) function have shown improvements in storage, detrusor pressure, and emptying. With the existence of a...

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Main Authors: Daniel Medina-Aguiñaga, Robert F. Hoey, Natasha L. Wilkins, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jason Fell, Susan J. Harkema, Charles H. Hubscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39388-9