Pain during ice water test distinguishes clinical bladder hypersensitivity from overactivity disorders.
BACKGROUND: The Bladder cooling reflex (BCR) i.e. uninhibited detrusor contractions evoked by intravesical instillation of cold saline, is a segmental reflex believed to be triggered by menthol sensitive cold receptors in the bladder wall, with the afferent signals transmitted by C fibres. The BCR...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2006
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