Study on the origin of the external anal, urethral, vaginal and prostatic sphincters

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 126-129

  Shafik, A ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Prostate; Puborectalis muscle; Sphincters; Urethra; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANOMETRY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; VAGINA;

EID: 0030784866     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02764842     Document Type: Article

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