"Urethra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.
| Descriptor ID |
D014521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.492.726 A05.810.876
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| Concept/Terms |
Internal Urinary Sphincter- Internal Urinary Sphincter
- Internal Urinary Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Urinary
- Urinary Sphincter, Internal
- Internal Urethral Sphincter
- Internal Urethral Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Urethral
- Internal Vesical Sphincter
- Internal Vesical Sphincters
- Sphincter, Internal Vesical
- Vesical Sphincter, Internal
External Urinary Sphincter- External Urinary Sphincter
- External Urinary Sphincters
- Sphincter, External Urinary
- Urinary Sphincter, External
- External Urethral Sphincter
- External Urethral Sphincters
- Sphincter, External Urethral
- Urethral Sphincter, External
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethra" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term effects of simulated childbirth injury on function and innervation of the urethra. Neurourol Urodyn. 2015 Apr; 34(4):381-6.
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Pudendal nerve stretch reduces external urethral sphincter activity in rats. J Urol. 2012 Oct; 188(4):1389-95.
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Observations relating to urinary sensation during detrusor overactivity. Neurourol Urodyn. 2009; 28(6):497-500.
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Dual simulated childbirth injury delays anatomic recovery. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2009 Feb; 296(2):F277-83.
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Time course of neuroanatomical and functional recovery after bilateral pudendal nerve injury in female rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Nov; 293(5):F1614-21.
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Striated muscle and nerve fascicle distribution in the female rat urethral sphincter. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2007 Feb; 290(2):145-54.
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Modified tubularized incised plate urethroplasty (Snodgrass) procedure for hypospadias repair. Urology. 2005 Dec; 66(6):1305-6.
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Racial differences in pelvic morphology among asymptomatic nulliparous women as seen on three-dimensional magnetic resonance images. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec; 193(6):2035-40.
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Functional and neuroanatomical effects of vaginal distention and pudendal nerve crush in the female rat. J Urol. 2003 Sep; 170(3):1027-31.
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Motor pudendal nerve characterization in the female rat. Anat Rec. 2002 01 01; 266(1):21-9.