This article summarizes anatomical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, and brain
imaging studies in humans and animals that have provided insights into the neural circuitry …

Functions of the lower urinary tract to store and periodically eliminate urine are regulated by
a complex neural control system in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral autonomic ganglia …

Normal bladder function includes a storage phase and a voiding or micturition phase, which
are controlled by neural circuits integrated at the level of the forebrain, brainstem, and spinal …

Objectives: This paper will review the central nervous control of the lower urinary tract.
Methods: Neuroanatomical, electrophysiological and pharmacological techniques have …

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 …

The functions of the lower urinary tract to store and periodically eliminate urine are regulated
by a complex neural control system in the brain and spinal cord that coordinates the activity …

The bladder and its outlet, the urethra, primarily serve two functions:(1) to store urine without
leakage at low pressures and (2) to expel urine periodically through a relaxed outlet. These …

Normal urinary function is contingent upon a complex hierarchy of CNS regulation. Lower
urinary tract afferents synapse in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and ascend to the …

The central control of micturition and urinary continence in cats and humans is organized in
a similar manner. In cats, 4 areas in the brainstem and diencephalon are implicated in the …

The urinary bladder and its outlet, the urethra, serve 2 main functions: the storage of urine
without leakage, and the periodic release of urine. These 2 functions are dependent on …