Stereological study of the external urenew model for studies on urinary continencethral sphincter in the female urethra of the lamb: A new model for studies on urinary continence

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-92

  Rodriguez Veiga E ^a   Mestre Nieto, L ^a   Martinez Sainz P ^a   Garcia Pascual A ^a   Martin Palacios S ^a   Marin Garcia P ^a   Gonzalez Soriano J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; LAMB; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOMETRY; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHEEP; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

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EID: 17144371027     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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