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This chapter provides an account of normal bladder and urethral sensation and the anatomical pathways taken by sensory nerve impulses arising from the lower urinary tract. Description of the hypersensitive disorders is included in subsequent chapters.
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George, N.J.R., Dixon, J.S. (1986). Normal Sensation of the Lower Urinary Tract. In: George, N.J.R., Gosling, J.A. (eds) Sensory Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1392-8_2
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