A technique to evaluate the thickness and density of nonvascular smooth muscle in the suburethral fibromuscular layer

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1183-1185

  Morgan, Daniel M ^a,b   Iyengar, Jyothsna ^a   DeLancey, John O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endopelvic fascia; Smooth muscle; Stress urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DENSITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; THICKNESS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0038734112     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.283     Document Type: Article

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