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The electric conductance of urothelium is considerably lower than that of urine or saline. The amplitude of a weak current passing between two electrodes placed in the urethra will therefore change when fluid enters the urethra from the bladder [1,2]. This new technique which has been further improved and standardised [3] enables the detection of urethral electric conductance (UEC) in one or more points, and allows for the performance of the several standardised static and dynamic UEC tests which have been used in the research and clinical situation.
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Plevnik, S. (1990). Urethral Electric Conductance. In: Drife, J.O., Hilton, P., Stanton, S.L. (eds) Micturition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1780-3_7
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