Myogenic and Neurogenic Factors in the Control of Pyeloureteral Motility and Ureteral Peristalsis

The main, and possibly only, function of the pyeloureteral complex is to ensure the unidirectional transport of urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. An extremely efficient set of mechanisms operates to achieve this target: the basic process regulating ureteral peristalsis is myogenic, being