American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 194, Issue 5 , Pages 1404-1410 , May 2006

Skeletal muscle heavy-chain polypeptide 3 and myosin binding protein H in the pubococcygeus muscle in patients with and without pelvic organ prolapse

  • Andrew F. Hundley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrew F. Hundley, MD, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Means Hall, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
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  • Lingwen Yuan, PhD
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  • Anthony G. Visco, MD

Received 17 June 2005 ,Revised 27 October 2005 ,Accepted 13 January 2006.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant RO1-HD-38680.

 Presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Atlanta, GA, September 15-17, 2005.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00090-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.049

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 194, Issue 5 , Pages 1404-1410 , May 2006

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