Nervous control of micturition

Abstract

The normal micturition depends on a highly elaborate control system that comprises central and peripheral nerves. The recent research on the nervous control of micturition has been markedly progressing. This paper reviews the latest understanding of 1) the functional anatomy of lower urinary tract, 2) the peripheral nervous system and nuclei in the spinal cord, 3) the neurotransmitters and receptors, 4) nervous reflex mechanism of micturition, 5) pontine micturition center, 6) pontine urine storage center and 7) neural connections between pons, higher centers and lower centers. © 1989, THE JAPANESE UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. All rights reserved.