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Control of Motility in the Internal Anal Sphincter

The internal anal sphincter (IAS) plays an important role in the maintenance of fecal continence since it generates tone and is responsible for > 70% of resting anal pressure. During normal defecation the IAS relaxes. Historically, tone generation in gastrointestinal muscles was attributed to mec...

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Autores principales: Keef, Kathleen D, Cobine, Caroline A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6474703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30827084
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm18172