Topographic and manometric characterization of the recto-anal inhibitory reflex

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cheeney, G ^a   Nguyen, M ^a   Valestin, J ^a   Rao, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Rectoanal inhibitory reflex; Reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTO ANAL INHIBITORY REFLEX; REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REFLEX;

EID: 84856797024     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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