Contractile properties of the denervated external anal sphincter

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 653.e1-653.e7

  Wai, Clifford Y ^a   Word, R Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anal incontinence; denervation; pelvic neurectomy; pudendal nerve; rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEURECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 67349100559     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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