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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 274: R1473-R1481, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 5, R1473-R1481, May 1998

Neurophysiological modeling of voiding in rats: urethral nerve response to urethral pressure and flow

Joost Le Feber, Els Van Asselt, and Ron Van Mastrigt

Department of Urology-Urodynamics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

In male urethan-anesthetized rats, activity was measured in nerves that run over the proximal urethra. The urethral nerve response to stepwise urethral perfusion could be described by a four-parameter model (fit error <6%). At the onset of perfusion, the urethra was closed and the pressure increased with the infused volume. The nerve activity (NA) increased linearly with this inserted volume to a maximum (NAmax), which was proportional to the instantaneous pressure. The duration of this first episode (delta t) was inversely proportional to the perfusion rate. After infusion of a fixed volume, the urethra opened and the NA decreased with a time constant phi-1 (~1.8 s) to an elevated level (NAlevel). NAlevel was linearly related to the steady-state pressure. Accordingly, sensors in the urethra are sensitive to pressure rather than to the perfusion rate. The parameters NAmax, NAlevel, and delta t showed very good reproducibility (SD ~19% of mean). The measured activity was most likely afferent and conducted to the major pelvic ganglion.

urethral perfusion; quantitative model; rat


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