Study of the intramural oviduct response to tubal and uterine distension: Identification of tubo-uterine sphincter and reflex

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2527-2530

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fallopian tube; Oviduct; Reflex; Sphincter; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRESSURE; REFLEX; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPHINCTER; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0030458968     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019152     Document Type: Article

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