Histotopographic study of the rectovaginal septum

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Stecco, Carla ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Tiengo, Cesare ^a   Parenti, Anna ^a   Gardi, Mario ^a   Artibani, Walter ^a   De Caro, Raffaele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Pathological Anatomy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissection; Female pelvis; Fibro adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DEFECATION; ELASTIC TISSUE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGINA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; COLLAGEN; DEFECATION; ELASTIC TISSUE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PELVIC FLOOR; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM; VAGINA;

EID: 33644603263     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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