Turan E, Bolukbasi O
Department of Anatomy, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PK: 17, 09016, Işikli-Aydin, Turkey.
Res Vet Sci. 2006 Oct;81(2):270-3. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2005.12.010. Epub 2006 Mar 20.
The electrophysiological bulbocavernosus reflex test consists of recording the electromyographic activity of the bulbocavernosus muscle following electrical stimulation of the glans penis. This study has been carried out to show the applicability of the electrophysiologic bulbocavernosus reflex (EBCR) in dogs and to determine its normal latency value. Ten healthy male dogs were used. Responses to stimulation of the bulbus glandis were recorded from the left bulbocavernosus muscle with a concentric needle-recording electrode. In 10 dogs of maximum size 31 kg and maximum age 3 years, EBCR had response latencies between 17.6 and 28.8 ms with the mean value of 24.4 ms. The results of this study show that the electrophysiological bulbocavernosus reflex test could be employed as a routine diagnostic method in small animal clinics for evaluation of the sacral reflex arc. Among several advantages are easy applicability and the objective result, with the latency exceeding 29 ms not being seen in the dogs used in our study.
电生理球海绵体反射试验包括在对阴茎头进行电刺激后记录球海绵体肌的肌电图活动。本研究旨在展示电生理球海绵体反射（EBCR）在犬类中的适用性，并确定其正常潜伏期值。使用了10只健康的雄性犬。用同心针记录电极从左侧球海绵体肌记录对尿道球刺激的反应。在10只最大体重31千克、最大年龄3岁的犬中，EBCR的反应潜伏期在17.6至28.8毫秒之间，平均值为24.4毫秒。本研究结果表明，电生理球海绵体反射试验可作为小动物诊所评估骶反射弧的常规诊断方法。其优点包括易于应用和结果客观，在我们研究中使用的犬类中未发现潜伏期超过29毫秒的情况。
