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Detrusor and uterine cervix electromyography

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Electromyographic studies of various smooth muscle organs have been made by different workers to define the normal physiology and to try to elucidate the nature of some pathological conditions. High-frequency low-voltage activity has been recorded previously from both the uterus and the bladder. Low-frequency high-voltage activity recorded from the bladder and from the gastrointestinal tract has been shown to correlate with different pathological disorders. The paper describes the low-frequency high-voltage electromyographic activity, previously unreported, which can be recorded from the cervix uteri, and discusses the means of computer frequency analysis in the quantisation of such signals.

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  1. Urodynamics Department, Shaftesbury Hospital, 172, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JE, London

    H. N. Whitfield

  2. Research Department of Anaesthetics, Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3PN, London

    I. R. Perry & D. W. Hill

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Whitfield, H.N., Perry, I.R. & Hill, D.W. Detrusor and uterine cervix electromyography. Med. & biol. Engng. 14, 432–435 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476120

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