Open AccessNon-invasive voiding assessment in conscious mice
Author(s) -
Martin Sidler,
Karen Aitken,
Sarah Forward,
I. Alex Vitkin,
Darius Bägli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bladder
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-2120
DOI - 10.14440/bladder.2018.582
Subject(s) - cystometry , medicine , bladder outlet obstruction , urination , urology , p70 s6 kinase 1 , urinary bladder , urinary system , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , biology , signal transduction , prostate , biochemistry , cancer
While invasive methods to assess murine bladder function largely disturb bladder histology and intrinsically render post-cystometry gene expression analysis of questionable value, continuous urine weight recording is a reliable, inexpensive, and critically non-invasive method to assess murine bladder function, suitable for a long-term application.
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