Striated muscle fiber compositions of human male urethral rhabdosphincter and levator ani

Journal of Urology

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1417-1421

  Sumino, Yasuhiro ^a   Sato, Fuminori ^a   Kumamoto, Toshihide ^a   Mimata, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Muscle fibers, fast twitch; Muscle fibers, slow twitch; Muscle, skeletal; Urinary incontinence, pelvic floor

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; URETHRA;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; URETHRA;

EID: 33644606644     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00697-X     Document Type: Article

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