Figure 3.
External urethral sphincter electromyogram (EUS EMG). A. Examples of baseline and peak EUS EMG activity during LPP in control (Ctr) animals, 4 days and 3 weeks (3wks) after vaginal distension (VD) and pudendal nerve crush (PNC), and 4 days, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks (6 wks) after PNC+VD and pudendal nerve transection (PNT). B. Increase in frequency (ΔHz) of EUS EMG in response to LPP. C. Increase in amplitude (ΔμV) of EUS EMG in response to LPP. Only 1 of the 5 rats studied 4 days after PNC showed an EUS EMG response to LPP testing, accounting for the high variability observed in amplitude and frequency in that group. Each bar represents mean +/- standard error of the mean of results from 5-13 rats. * indicates a significant difference (P<0.05) compared to control.