Histochemical and contractile properties of striated muscles of urethra and levator ani of dogs and sheep

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 702-708

  Chen, Xinmin ^a   Creed, Kate E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continence; Contraction; Levator ani; Muscle types; Urethral striated muscle

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; URETHRA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; SHEEP; URETHRA;

EID: 4744344075     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20053     Document Type: Article

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