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Structure of pubococcygeus muscle

Known as: Pubovaginalis, m pubococcygeus, Musculus pubococcygeus 
National Institutes of Health

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2013
2013
The determinants of minimal levator hiatus and their relationship to the puborectalis muscle and the levator plate
To determine the muscles comprising the minimal levator hiatus. 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Role of the pelvic floor in bladder neck opening and closure I: Muscle forces
The aim of the study was to identify the striated muscle forces hypothesized to assist bladder neck opening and closure in… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Direct imaging of the pelvic floor muscles using two‐dimensional ultrasound: a comparison of women with urogenital prolapse versus controls
Objective  To evaluate the anatomy of the levator ani muscle in women with urogenital prolapse versus matched controls without… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Levator Ani Muscle Stretch Induced by Simulated Vaginal Birth
OBJECTIVE: To develop a three-dimensional computer model to predict levator ani muscle stretch during vaginal birth. METHODS… 
2001
2001
The pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders: evidence from a histomorphologic study of the perineum and a mouse model of rectal prolapse
The muscle changes related to pelvic floor disorders are poorly understood. We conducted an anatomical and histological study of… 
1992
1992
Visceral and postural reflexes evoked by genital stimulation in urethane-anesthetized female rats
Review
1981
Review
1981
Orgasm in female primates
The major genital responses of arousal in women are vasocongestion, resulting in tumescence of the vaginal walls, and vaginal… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Female orgasm: role of pubococcygeus muscle.
An examination is made of the role of the pubococcygeus muscle in relation to female orgasm in 281 women. A statistically… 
1953
1953
The Kinsey report.
  • A. Kegel
  • Journal of the American Medical Association
  • 1953
  • Corpus ID: 23174252
To the Editor:— The newer findings concerning physiology of the pubococcygeus muscle strike at the very roots of the conclusions… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
Sexual functions of the pubococcygeus muscle.
  • A. Kegel
  • Western journal of surgery, obstetrics, and…
  • 1952
  • Corpus ID: 19558752
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