Anatomy and neurocontrol of the pelvic floor

Digestion

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-92

  Vodušek, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Neurophysiology; Pelvic floor

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SPHINCTER;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANAL CANAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; PELVIC FLOOR; URETHRA;

EID: 2642571668     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077874     Document Type: Review

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