Intergender differences in histological architecture of the fascia pelvis parietalis: A cadaveric study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-477

  Hirata, Eiji ^a   Fujiwara, Hisaya ^a   Hayashi, Shogo ^b   Ohtsuka, Aiji ^c   Abe, Shin Ichi ^d   Murakami, Gen ^e   Kudo, Yoshiki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e Division of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

elastic fibers; endopelvic fascia; fascia pelvis parietalis; fetus; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELASTIC FIBER; FASCIA; FASCIA PELVIS PARIETALIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CELL; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ACTINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BROAD LIGAMENT; CADAVER; ELASTIC TISSUE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PELVIC FLOOR; ROUND LIGAMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955395124     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21042     Document Type: Article

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