A study of the continence mechanism of the external urethral sphincter with identification of the voluntary urinary inhibition reflex

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1967-1971

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Reflex; Urethra; Urination

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032721188     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68080-9     Document Type: Article

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