Muscarinic receptor activation in the lumbosacral spinal cord ameliorates bladder irritation in rat cystitis models

To investigate whether activation of spinal cholinergic pathways affects bladder activity in rats with chemical cystitis induced by acetic acid (AA) and cyclophosphamide (CYP).

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