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Clozapine abolished the electromyogram (EMG) recorded from the EUS during the rising phase of a bladder contraction before urine is voided (similar to the "guarding reflex" [ 8 9 ] ). In addition, clozapine also abolished the high frequency oscillations in the bladder pressure and accompanying bursts in the external urethral sphincter EMG, that are present during the expulsion phase of the micturition profile of the rat [ 7 ] . In the clinical literature, clozapine therapy is associated with a high incidence (up to 44% in a recent study [ 10 ] ) of urinary incontinence and enuresis.
This aspect of language should not be construed solely as a demonstration of knowledge (as in knowing how many symphonies Beethoven wrote, whether Caruso was a tenor or a bass, or being able to hum melodies from Puccini's operas), though that is certainly a reflex of a cultured individual.
If, on the other hand, it is a matter of native speakers of English grappling with the task of acquiring a sophisticated knowledge of German or Russian, then difficulties associated with dictionaries will be of a lesser order, but there will still be many occasions on which such learners will, by reflex action, stretch out a hand to grab hold of a dictionary that simply does not exist!
What both the Aetna and Union Pacific stories illuminate is the degree to which downsizing has become simply a reflex decision for many managers.
Take advantage of the gastrocolic reflex that occurs after eating - the strongest peristalsis occurs in the early morning [ 69 ] .