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Abstract:
This paper presents a study of urethral responses to efferent nerve stimulation in dogs. The pelvic, hypogastric and pudendal nerves were stimulated using a programmed instrument under three different in vivo conditions. The preparations consisted of: (A) bladder, urethra, and rectum; (B) urethra and rectum, and (C) urethra only. Stimulation of the pelvic nerve in preparation A resulted in elongation and constriction of the mid and proximal urethra with a resultant rise in pressure. However, this response was reduced in preparations B and C. Similar observations were made with hypogastric nerve stimulation. The results of pudendal nerve stimulation were significantly different, in that the pressure rise occurred in the mild and distal urethra and varied in elongation response.
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