Age effects on urethral striated muscle: I. Changes in number and diameter of striated muscle fibers in the ventral urethra

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-355

  Perucchini, Daniele ^a,b   DeLancey, John O L ^a,b   Ashton Miller, James A ^a,b   Peschers, Ursula ^a,b   Kataria, Tripti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; URETHRA; URETHRA FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0036129713     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.121089     Document Type: Article

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