Urology
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To investigate the distribution of dichotomizing afferents supplying both the prostate and urinary bladder, and to discern the effects of noxious stimulation of the prostate on urinary bladder function in rats. ⋯ These findings suggest that bladder-prostate convergent DRG neurons may play a role in bladder-prostate cross-sensitization after prostatitis. This study also provided neuronal anatomical evidence for voiding dysfunction associated with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.