Visceral reflex activity: development in postnatal rabbit.
In postnatal rabbits there is progressive development of central regulation of the micturition reflex. During the first 1 to 2 days of postnatal life a coordinated sustained reflex may be obtained from the bladder which has been isolated from the central nervous system. Changes in reflex integration occur over the following 7 to 12 days, which result in a coordinated reflex dependent upon supraspinal influiences.
D000344:Afferent Pathways; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology; D002818:Cordotomy; D011817:Rabbits; D012018:Reflex; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*