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Anal sphincter fatigue: Is the mechanism peripheral or central?

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Title
Anal sphincter fatigue: Is the mechanism peripheral or central?
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Neurourology and Urodynamics, July 2011
DOI 10.1002/nau.21162
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Authors

Siobhan M. Schabrun, Ryan E. Stafford, Paul W. Hodges

Abstract

Striated muscles of continence appear to exhibit marked fatigue during voluntary efforts. This is counterintuitive considering the high proportion of slow twitch muscle fibers. One explanation is that fatigue is due to central, rather than peripheral mechanisms. Here we examined the contribution of reduced voluntary activation (central fatigue) to the decline in anal sphincter (AS) and elbow flexor muscle force during voluntary contractions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 49 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 14%
Other 5 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Student > Postgraduate 4 8%
Other 8 16%
Unknown 17 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 8 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 16%
Neuroscience 4 8%
Sports and Recreations 4 8%
Physics and Astronomy 1 2%
Other 2 4%
Unknown 22 45%