Mechanisms underlying the recovery of lower urinary tract function following spinal cord injury

WC de Groat, N Yoshimura - Progress in brain research, 2006 - Elsevier
The lower urinary tract has two main functions, the storage and periodic expulsion of urine,
which are regulated by a complex neural control system in the brain and lumbosacral spinal …

Plasticity in reflex pathways to the lower urinary tract following spinal cord injury

WC de Groat, N Yoshimura - Experimental neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
The lower urinary tract has two main functions, storage and periodic expulsion of urine, that
are regulated by a complex neural control system in the brain and lumbosacral spinal cord …

Changes in afferent activity after spinal cord injury

WC de Groat, N Yoshimura - Neurourology and Urodynamics …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize the changes that occur in the properties of bladder afferent neurons
following spinal cord injury. Methods Literature review of anatomical, immunohistochemical …

Neurochemical plasticity and the role of neurotrophic factors in bladder reflex pathways after spinal cord injury

MA Vizzard - Progress in brain research, 2006 - Elsevier
Transection of the spinal cord that interrupts the spinobulbospinal micturition reflex pathway,
abolishes voluntary voiding and initially produces an areflexic bladder with complete urinary …

Mechanisms underlying the recovery of lower urinary tract function following spinal cord injury

WC De Groat - Spinal Cord, 1995 - nature.com
The functions of the lower urinary tract to store and periodically release urine are dependent
upon neural circuits located in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral ganglia_ 1, 2 This …

Anatomy and physiology of the lower urinary tract

WC de Groat - Urologic Clinics of North America, 1993 - Elsevier
The lower urinary tract has two main functions: storage and periodic elimination of urine.
These functions are regulated by a complex neural control system located in the brain and …

A neurologic basis for the overactive bladder

WC de Groat - Urology, 1997 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The functions of the lower urinary tract (LUT) to store and periodically release
urine are dependent on neural circuits in the brain and spinal cord. This paper reviews the …

Bladder afferent pathway and spinal cord injury: possible mechanisms inducing hyperreflexia of the urinary bladder

N Yoshimura - Progress in neurobiology, 1999 - Elsevier
Lower urinary tract dysfunction is a common problem in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Since the coordination of the urinary bladder and urethra is controlled by the complex …

Mechanisms underlying the recovery of urinary bladder function following spinal cord injury

WC De Groat, M Kawatani, T Hisamitsu… - Journal of the autonomic …, 1990 - Elsevier
Micturition in cats and rats with an intact neuraxis is dependent upon a spinobulbospinal
reflex activated by Aδ bladder afferents. This report describes changes in micturition reflexes …

“Skin-CNS-bladder” reflex pathway for micturition after spinal cord injury and its underlying mechanisms

CGUO XIAO, WC DE GROAT, CJ GODEC… - The Journal of …, 1999 - auajournals.org
Abstract Purpose: A “skin-CNS-bladder” reflex pathway for inducing micturition after spinal
cord injury has been established in cat. This reflex pathway which is basically a somatic …