Levator ani muscle and connective tissue changes associated with pelvic organ prolapse, parity, and aging in the squirrel monkey: a histologic study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60.e1-60.e9

  Pierce, Lisa M ^a   Baumann, Shannon ^a   Rankin, Michelle R ^a   Wasserman, Richard M ^a   Biaggi, Arabella ^a   Kuehl, Thomas J ^a   Coates, Kimberly W ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

histology; levator ani; myogenic; neurogenic; pelvic organ prolapse; squirrel monkey

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN ANTIBODY;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FISHER EXACT TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUIRREL MONKEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34347247998     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.037     Document Type: Article

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