Contractile response of human anterior vaginal muscularis in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-303

  Northington, Gina M ^a   Basha, Maureen ^b   Arya, Lily A ^a   Wein, Alan J ^a   Chacko, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; Contractility; Pelvic organ prolapse; Smooth muscle; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ACTIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR VAGINAL MUSCULARIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE STRESS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSDUCERS; VAGINA;

EID: 79952515923     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110392054     Document Type: Article

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