Parasympathetic extrinsic reflex: Role in defecation mechanism

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 737-740

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,c   El Sibai, Olfat ^b   Ahmed, Ismail ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DEFECATION; DENERVATION; DOG; FEMALE; GANGLIONECTOMY; INNERVATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC EXTRINSIC REFLEX; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REFLEX; ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; MANOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DEFECATION; DOGS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GANGLIONECTOMY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; RECTUM; REFLEX;

EID: 0043175135     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6285-9     Document Type: Article

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