Modelling the biomechanics and control of sphincters

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 4013-4022

  Heldoorn, Marcel ^a   Van Leeuwen, Johan L ^a   Vanderschoot, Jan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Lumped mass model; Multi compartment model; Muscle; Neural network; Neuromuscular control; Quantitative modelling; Sphincter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INNERVATION; MATHEMATICS; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLES; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); URINARY TRACT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035745970     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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