Role of positive anorectal feedback in rectal evacuation: The concept of a second defecation reflex: The anorectal reflex

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 380-383

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,b   Shafik, Ali A ^a   Ahmed, Ismail ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anorectal reflex; Constipation; Defecation; Straining; Stretch receptors

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EXCITATORY ANORECTAL REFLEX; FEMALE; FLUID FLOW; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRETCH RECEPTOR; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0346848782     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753709     Document Type: Article

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