Differences in morphology and contractility of the bulbospongiosus and pubococcygeus muscles in nulliparous and multiparous rabbits

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 843-849

  Fajardo, Victor ^a   Pacheco, Pablo ^b   Hudson, Robyn ^c   Jiménez, Ismael ^d   Martínez Gómez, Margarita ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contractile strength; Female rabbit; Fiber area; Parity; Pelvic and perineal musculature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULBOSPONGIOSUS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOCOCCYGEAL MUSCLE; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 42649122648     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0541-3     Document Type: Article

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