PHARMACOLOGY OF THE INTERNAL ANAL-SPHINCTER AND ABNORMALITIES IN FECAL INCONTINENCE

Authors
SPEAKMAN CTM
Citation
Ctm. Speakman, PHARMACOLOGY OF THE INTERNAL ANAL-SPHINCTER AND ABNORMALITIES IN FECAL INCONTINENCE, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 9(5), 1997, pp. 442-446
Citations number
55
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
442 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1997)9:5<442:POTIAA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Studies of anorectal physiology and in-vivo experiments on the innerva tion of the anorectum have provided considerable information about ano rectal function. Additional information regarding the receptors and ne rves involved in the control of the internal anal sphincter function h as been obtained from in-vitro studies of isolated muscle strips of th e internal anal sphincter.