The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 775-778 , February 2008

Pubo-Urethral Ligament Transection Causes Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Female Rat: A Novel Animal Model of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Received 3 May 2007

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 Study received Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval.Supported by Grant NIH-NIDDK-DK070004-01.

PII: S0022-5347(07)02496-2

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.025

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 775-778 , February 2008

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