Length-tension relationship of the external anal sphincter muscle: Implications for the anal canal function

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Rajasekaran, Mahadevan Raj ^a   Jiang, Yanfen ^a   Bhargava, Valmik ^a   Littlefield, Ryan ^b   Lee, Andrew ^a   Lieber, Richard L ^a   Mittal, Ravinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal continence; Fecal incontinence; Sarcomere length

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PANCURONIUM;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER DIFFRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SARCOMERE LENGTH; THIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NITROPRUSSIDE; PANCURONIUM; RABBITS;

EID: 52449118259     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00033.2008     Document Type: Article

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