Table 1 The frequency, amplitude, and conduction velocity of the slow waves recorded from the corpora cavernosa (CC) and corpus spongiosum (CS) at rest (basal) and during micturition+
From: Study of the response of the penile corporal tissue and cavernosus muscles to micturition
Slow Waves | Basal values | During micturition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CC | CS | CC | CS | |||||
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
- Frequency (cycle/min) | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 3.9–6.2 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 2.7–4.8 | 2.6 ± 0.9* | 1.7–3.4 | 1.2 ± 0.6** | 0.9–1.9 |
- Amplitude (mV) | 0.58 ± 0.06 | 0.47–0.77 | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 0.31–0.63 | 0.21 ± 0.03* | 0.16–0.34 | 0.19 ± 0.01** | 0.12–0.24 |
- Conduction velocity (cm/s) | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 4.3–6.2 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 3.1–4.4 | 2.6 ± 0.4* | 1.2–3.2 | 1.4 ± 0.2** | 0.9–2.2 |