Sensory innervation of the external and internal genitalia of the female rat

Lawrence C. Peters; Mark B. Kristal; Barry R. Komisaruk

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(87)90372-6

Sensory innervation of the external and internal genitalia of the female rat

Lawrence C. Peters
, Mark B. Kristal
, Barry R. Komisaruk

Psychology

Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Newark

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Abstract

Using a whole-nerve recording method, the genitalia of the female rat were found to receive afferent innervation as follows. Pelvic nerve: vagina, cervix, and perineal skin; hypogastric nerve: cervix and proximal three fifths of the uterus; pudendal nerve: skin of perineum, inner thigh, and clitoral sheath. It is probable that the pudendal and pelvic nerves are activated during copulation, and that all 3 nerves are activated during parturition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-204
Number of pages	6
Journal	Brain Research
Volume	408
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(87)90372-6
State	Published - Apr 7 1987

Keywords

External genitalia
Female rat
Internal genitalia
Sensory innevration

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