Investigation of the female canine urethral vascular plexus using light and scanning electron microscopy: A contributing factor to urinary continence

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-246

  Augsburger, H ^a   Muller U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Continence, urinary; Dog, female; Scanning electron microscopy; Sinusoids; Urethra; Vascular plexus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LAMINA PROPRIA; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE SECTION; URETHRA;

EID: 0343442548     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016786     Document Type: Article

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